Book your winter flu jab at Boots – service OPENS TODAY as thousands join waiting list
Marc Donovan, the chief pharmacist at Boots, said: “Flu can be a nasty virus that makes you feel extremely unwell, and it can pose a serious risk to older people and others in vulnerable categories.” By September, most adults would have had both Covid jabs and Donovan wants to ensure the public are also protected from the flu. “Increased take up of flu vaccinations will not only protect you, but also protect the NHS from being overwhelmed by serious flu cases,” Donovan explained.
Free flu jabs will be given on behalf of the NHS to adults aged 50 and over, and those under 50 who have certain health conditions, and carers.
People who are not eligible for a free NHS flu jab can pay £14.99 to receive the protective jab.
“My advice to people is to make sure they are protected from flu by booking a vaccination as early as possible,” said Donovan.
To help the country reduce the risk of a serious influenza epidemic – on top of the predicted rise in Covid cases come winter – Boots aims to deliver over three times the number of vaccinations they did last year.
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