AGE Cymru is encouraging your readers who have health conditions such as diabetes, respiratory problems, heart or kidney disease, to have their free seasonal flu jab, as well as those who are over 65 and automatically eligible for this protection.
It is vital that older people who have underlying health conditions such as the ones I’ve mentioned already, have their free flu vaccination. This is because their existing conditions could be complicated or made worse if they catch the flu, yet despite this fact, take-up of this jab so far this winter across Wales has been low.
The flu virus is now circulating in Wales, so please speak to your GP or practice nurse at the earliest opportunity to make an appointment for your winter flu vaccination which is available for free on the NHS for people who qualify. Angharad Phillips, Keep Well This Winter campaign co-ordinator, Age Cymru
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