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Beat Flu this Winter

  • BOOK YOUR FLU & COVID VACCINE NOW!!!

Flu is more likely to be serious if you have a long term health condition, are pregnant, or are older.  The people at high risk of COVID-19 are generally the same people at increased risk of becoming very ill with flu.

Flu can also be serious for young children.

Lat year in Wales more than a million people got their flu vaccines, that’s around one in every three people.

If any of the following apply to you , even if you feel healthy, you are more likely to get complications from flu if you catch it and you are advised to have a flu & COVID vaccine.

  • You are Pregnant
  • You are aged 65 or over
  • you are aged six months to 64 years old in a clinical risk group
  • You live in a care home 
The following groups are also advised to have a flu & COVID vaccine to protect them and the people around them. 
  •   Children aged two or three years old (age on the 31st August 2023)
  •  Children and young people in school years 7 to year 11
  • Carers
  • People with learning disabilities
  • People working directly with patients/clients in health or social care
  • Healthcare workers (including healthcare students) with direct patient contact
If you are an adult in a risk group, are pregnant,a career or are aged 65 or over, book your flu & COVID vaccine with your GP Surgery Now!!