Liverpool is expecting a "difficult winter" with a rise in viruses like flu and Covid-19.
The city's public health director Matt Ashton has urged everyone eligible to get their free flu vaccines and Covid-19 boosters as winter draws in. He said the city is predicting an early flu wave, in a similar way to Australia, which has had high levels circulating in its winter.
Mr Ashton explained: “We are expecting a difficult winter with a lot of respiratory illness due to viruses like flu and Covid. These viruses are unpredictable in terms of timing and quantity, but we know that they will threaten our health at some point this winter.
