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Simon Meechan

Wait to get Covid-19 vaccine or flu jab if you have cold, Coronavirus or flu symptoms

Around 26 million people in England are eligible for a Covid-19 booster jab this winter and the NHS is encouraging many to get their flu jabs too.

Everybody over 50 can get a winter booster for coronavirus along with younger people who are in an at-risk group or work in frontline health and social care.

The over 50s are also offered a free flu jab as are many school children, including all of primary school age. For most children a nasal spray vaccine is used, while adults get an injection.

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