Covid and flu - a winter like no other?
Your questions answered as a winter approaches when Covid and flu will circulate fully at the same time.
Can you have flu and Covid at the same time? Where can I get the flu jab and is it free? Can I drink alcohol after getting the jab? These, and many more, questions are often swirling around our minds, and our social media channels. Health officials are worried because this will be the first winter when Covid and flu circulate fully at the same time. And they're reminding us to come forward for our flu jab to maximise protection of the NHS.
More than 40 million people across the UK are being offered a jab this year in the biggest flu vaccination campaign so far. And this includes, for the first time, all secondary-school children up to the age of 16.
Jonny McGuigan from the 麻豆社's social media team has been gathering some of your most pressing questions and put them to our health reporter Smitha Mundasad. Could we be heading for a winter like no other? This is 5 Minutes On Covid and Flu.
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