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The NHS is urging parents and carers of two and three-year-olds to schedule a flu vaccine for their children ahead of an expected surge in respiratory illnesses this winter.<\/p>\n
School-age children, kids in clinical risk groups and pregnant women are among the groups also eligible to get vaccinated.<\/p>\n
The flu vaccine is given to most children as a quick, painless spray up the nose, with no injection. Children who cannot have pork gelatine in medical products will be offered an injection.<\/p>\n
The health service expects a wave of Covid-19 infections alongside a rise in flu and other illnesses this winter. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
From 3 October, the campaign will also target over-65s, adults in clinical risk groups and carers. <\/p>\n
Vaccinations this autumn will ensure those most at risk are protected by the time flu season peaks in December and January, when people gather indoors, the NHS says.<\/p>\n
Pregnant women and adults aged 75 to 79 will also be offered the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for the first time ever this year. <\/p>\n