NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) are urging residents to get their covid and flu vaccines as health experts warn of a 'twindemic' this winter.
This comes after experts said they were increasingly worried about a bad flu spike this winter. Officials at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) warned people will have lower levels of natural immunity to flu this year after a few winters when people socialised far less due to the covid pandemic.
The UKHSA warned of a possible “difficult winter” ahead as respiratory viruses, including flu and Covid-19, circulate widely. The most commonly detected flu is the H3N2 strain and international surveillance suggests the UK should expect it to spread this winter.
