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With flu infections increasing and the Christmas holidays approaching, public health chiefs in Leeds are urging residents to get vaccinated now. Free flu vaccinations are available for people aged 65 and over, people with weakened immune systems or long-term health conditions, pregnant women, and children aged two and three years
Leeds residents are urged to protect themselves and their families this winter by taking up the offer of free NHS vaccinations against flu and Covid-19. Vaccination remains the most effective way to reduce the risk of serious illness from seasonal viruses. Protection from previous vaccinations diminishes over time, and viruses
Flu and COVID-19 vaccines kick off for all eligible people from today to help ‘winter-proof’ those most vulnerable and the NHS amid new variants circulating this year. Vaccination teams across the North East and Yorkshire are working to protect millions most at risk of getting seriously ill this winter by building immunity
The Lord Mayor of Leeds has urged residents to check if they are eligible for the free flu or covid-19 vaccine this winter. Ahead of the winter month, the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Al Garthwaite visited Seacroft Community Clinic to receive her free covid-19 and flu vaccinations. The Lord
A leading doctor in West Yorkshire is calling on people who haven’t yet had their flu and Covid vaccinations to come forward as soon as possible. Dr James Thomas, GP and Medical Director for the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, is making the plea as both viruses continue to spread
Local GP and Chair of NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) Partnership, Dr Gordon Sinclair, is reminding eligible Leeds residents to take up the offer of the free flu vaccine as part of the Stay Well This Winter campaign. The flu vaccination is offered to those who are at increased
People in South Leeds who are vulnerable to infection and complications from flu are being urged to take up their free NHS flu vaccine from their GP practice or pharmacy ahead of the winter season. As in previous years, the adult flu vaccine is being offered for free to those
Thousands of primary school pupils in South Leeds will be eligible for the flu vaccine this winter, as the national flu vaccination programme for children is extended to children in school years one and two for the first time. For the first time, children aged two to six years-old will
‘Be a flu fighter’ urge Leeds City Council and local NHS Keith Senior, former Leeds Rhinos star and current ambassador for the Leeds Rugby Foundation, and Ronnie the Rhino got behind the city’s ‘be a flu fighter’ campaign launched by Leeds City Council and the local NHS at the Trinity