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Winter health: ‘Triple-demic’ fears as flu jab uptake drops
National World - LocalTV
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03/10/2024
Amid concerns of a triple-demic this winter, medical experts are encouraging as many as possible to get a flu jab as the time of year where viruses spread more readily approaches.
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We could be in for a worse winter than last year, according to healthcare professionals
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who've raised concerns about flu vaccine uptake. Last year, uptake fell with thousands of flu-related
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deaths, despite relatively mild flu seasons, according to UK Health Security Agency data.
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Experts looked to what's happening in Australia to predict our winters here,
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as they've just come out of their colder months. Cases of flu in the southern hemisphere were
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relatively high. They also saw a big wave of COVID at the same time. Medical experts
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are now concerned about a potential triple-demic of flu, COVID and RSV happening all at once in
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the UK. So how can we escape getting ill and relieve the strain on the NHS? Doctors are
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encouraging as many as possible to get vaccinated against the flu virus, especially those who fall
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into the at-risk group. These include those with long-term health conditions, those who are
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pregnant, people aged 65 or older and people who live in a care home. There's also a COVID
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autumn booster available for some groups too. But what about you? Are you planning on getting
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vaccinated against flu this year? If not, what's holding you back?
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