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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Nick Forbes

Ministers urged to extend free flu jabs to people in their 50s

A lung health charity is calling on the Scottish Government to offer free flu jabs to people in their 50s, warning that the current flu season has left hospitals across the country at ‘breaking point’ (Andrew Milligan/PA) - (PA Wire)

A lung health charity has called on the Scottish Government to extend free flu vaccines to people in their 50s, warning that the current flu season has left hospitals at “breaking point”.

Asthma + Lung UK Scotland said ministers should follow the example set by the Northern Ireland Executive, which extended free vaccinations to people aged 50 and above in response to what it described as “exceptionally high flu rates”.

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