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As far as I know it is not encouraged and possibly not available for people in my age range to receive flu vaccines from the NHS. I have a higher mortality risk
by benmmurphy 6y ago
As far as I know it is not encouraged and possibly not available for people in my age range to receive flu vaccines from the NHS. I have a higher mortality risk from the flu than from covid. From a purely selfish point of view I don't understand why the flu vaccine is difficult to get but the covid vaccine will be easy. It might make sense when you take into account the wider social costs but the situation seems weird to me. I'm not anti-vaxx. I actually want to get a flu vaccine based on advice from my doctor in Australia but I haven't because it looks like it would be an ordeal to get one from the NHS.
- flarg 6y agoFlu vaccines are becoming more available in the UK from next week and most chemists will give you the jab. Given the UK government's track record and the impact of border delays due to Brexit it is unlikely that Covid jabs will start en masse until April and will then proceed so slowly as to fail to achieve any chance of herd immunity. There is also a growing Facebook fed anti vaxx movement in the UK which is troubling and the govt is unlikely to compel vaccination.
- cbhl 6y agoFlu vaccines have to be incubated in chicken eggs, so production capacity is limited by the rate at which chickens lay eggs. Whereas the COVID vaccines are based on mRNA
- jackweirdy 6y agoAsk your GP, there are lots of guidelines about who is automatically entitled to it mainly based on age, pregnancy, and similar but if your gp agrees you should have it because of your risk you can get it regardless. More detail: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/flu-influenza-vaccine/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/flu-influenza-vac... If not a high street pharmacist can give you one for ~£8