Boots, Superdrug Pharmacy, and big pharmacies in Leeds will provide flu jabs for free for people in need. The Leeds Lord Mayor has advised citizens to see if they qualify for a free flu vaccination or COVID-19 booster.
The Lord Mayor of Leeds with Councillor Salma Arif, Leeds City Council’s executive member for public health and active lifestyles, and Victoria Eaton, Leeds’ director of public health, all have received free jabs in advance of the colder months.
This year, it is simpler to ensure that everyone is protected from serious diseases during the winter season thanks to the NHS’s free flu vaccination programme, which is now open to more adults, children, and all pregnant women.
It will be crucial to receive both vaccines because more individuals are likely to catch the flu this winter, and those who get both the flu and COVID-19 at once are more quickly to become seriously ill.
Sam Prince, who leads the COVID-19 vaccination programme in Leeds, said: “The double threat of widely circulating flu and COVID-19 this year is a real concern, so it’s really important people get both their COVID-19 and flu vaccines if you are offered them.”
Everyone from the age range of 50 or above, as well as those with weakened immune systems or long-term illnesses that put them at higher risk for the virus, such as pregnant women, are eligible for the COVID-19 booster.
Leeds City Council’s director of public health, Victoria Eaton said: “For most healthy people, flu symptoms can make you feel exhausted and unwell, and you have to stay at home and rest until you get better, but for people with underlying health conditions, people with learning disabilities, pregnant women or the elderly, the virus can be very serious.”
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