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Winter 2024 vaccines-UK

Hi David
Looking at the leaflet on RSV it does not include the category "these with specific health conditions."

One dose does give protection for a number of years I believe?

I dont know if GPs have the flexibility to agree to offer it to those who may be imuno- suppressed?

Being in the older age category I have just had the RSV vaccine -there was no sore arm but as a reaction I am experiencing some mild symptoms of the virus which are not that pleasant.Apparently it is not a very nice virus to have and older people do get hospitalised and do die from it.

A media article today on BBC news focuses on the take up for the flu vaccine being as low as 45% (declining year by year) and that up to 20,000 persons per annum are dying due to complications from influenza-needlessly.

Regards

John

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