Experts are warning of a double pandemic of Covid-19 and flu this winter.
But they are eager to keep going and already have thousands of people booked in for the weeks ahead before the winter flu season and the continuing presence of Covid coincide.
The Midlands is the first region in England to hit the one million jabs milestone and has achieved 1,025,360 of the country’s total vaccinations of 5,144,324. So far, over 411,000 appointments in the West Midlands have been booked since September 12.People aged 65 and over, the severely immunosuppressed and frontline health and care workers are being urged to get vaccinated without delay ahead of a potential ‘twindemic’ of Covid-19 and flu this winter.
There are more over 30 sites in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin that are now offering Covid boosters – mainly community pharmacies and GP premises, as well as a few bigger centres. "The NHS is leaving no stone unturned in its mission to stop the potential ‘twindemic’ this winter, with over one million autumn booster jabs already delivered and our flu campaign well underway to combat lower than usual levels of immunity to flu due to quieter flu seasons over the pandemic.
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