HEALTH experts at NHS England in Lancashire have urged all parents with children aged two, three and four, who haven’t already booked a flu vaccine, to book it now.
Jane Cass, head of public health (Lancashire) at NHS England, said: “The flu vaccine will not only help to protect your child from getting flu, it also stops the disease spreading from them to their family, carers and the wider population.
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“Children are good at spreading flu, because they tend to sneeze everywhere and don’t use tissues properly or wash their hands. Vaccinating them may also protect others that are vulnerable to flu such as babies and older people, pregnant women and people with serious long-term illnesses.”
The flu vaccine for children is expected eventually to prevent at least 2,000 deaths from flu in the general population and lead to 11,000 fewer hospitalisations.
If you have not yet been contacted by your GP or your child’s school, talk to your GP, practice nurse or your child’s school nurse. The flu vaccine can be booked quickly and easily and will protect them over the winter months.
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