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Flu jabs could be delayed by two weeks
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Flu jabs could be delayed by two weeks

Thousands of patients will have to wait to get their flu jabs after one of the NHS’ main suppliers has warned vaccines could be delayed by two weeks. The delay means people ages 16 to 65,and  pregnant women will have to wait for the jab which protects them during the winter. The delay will now…

Flu vaccine ‘working better for children’
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Flu vaccine ‘working better for children’

The flu vaccine is proving to be more effective in children than in adults in the UK. The nasal spray vaccine is 87% more effective in children aged two to 17 against the main circulating flu strain, influenza A(H1N1)pmd09,  Public Health England data indicates. Meanline the flu vaccine is 39% effective against the same strain…

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