With severe cold weather and icy conditions now forecast to affect Kent into the weekend, residents are being urged to continue following simple steps to help vulnerable families, friends and neighbours stay safe. The Level Three Cold Weather Alert currently in force for the South East has again been extended, now remaining in place to…
Doctors in Kent and Medway continue to urge parents and guardians to make sure their children have a flu vaccine. This year, two and three-year-olds – and all primary school children – are being offered the flu vaccination on the NHS. For most children, the vaccine is a quick nasal spray, which is easy, quick,…
Doctors in Kent and Medway are urging parents and guardians to make sure their children have a flu vaccine. This year, two- and three-year olds, all primary school children, and children in school year 7 will be offered the flu vaccination on the NHS. For most children the vaccine is a quick and easy spray…
Kent residents are encouraged to get their flu vaccine as new Public Health England (PHE) research suggests that people infected with both flu and COVID-19 are more at risk of severe illness and death. The nation’s senior medics – supported by local health and public health leaders – are calling on all eligible people to…
Kent is supporting calls by England’s top medics for people at risk of suffering from or spreading flu to ensure they get their free NHS vaccination this winter. The health service in England has prepared for its largest ever flu protection drive to help keep people well and ease pressure on urgent care services over…
Health experts across Kent and Medway are urging those most at risk from flu to protect themselves and their families by taking up the offer of a free flu jab. The latest statistics for England and the South East region show that excess winter deaths reached a record high last year* and the Office for…
Flu vaccination is part of the Stay Well This Winter campaign, a joint initiative from NHS England and Public Health England, supported by Kent County Council, to help the public ward off common winter illnesses. Flu is a highly infectious disease and can lead to serious complications if you have a long-term health condition like…
Thousands of two and three-year-olds in Kent have not been immunised against flu, despite being eligible for a free vaccine. Almost 8,000 eligible toddlers have had the child-friendly quick, painless nasal spray which means more than 27,000 are not protected. The youngsters can visit their GP for the vaccination; while school immunisation teams are visiting…
People who have a learning disability can be more susceptible to the effects of flu and are therefore at increased risk of developing complications such as bronchitis or pneumonia. Anyone with a learning disability is entitled to receive a free vaccination. Carers of anyone with a learning disability are also entitled to the free vaccination. …
Kent County Council is supporting calls by Public Health England for parents whose children have not yet been vaccinated against flu to do so before the winter flu season begins. For the first time, children in school year 4, along with children aged four and over in school years reception, 1, 2 and 3, can…
Health chiefs are urging people in Kent to protect themselves and their families from the flu virus this winter. Some people are more susceptible to the effects of this highly infectious disease. For them, it can increase the risk of developing more serious illnesses such as bronchitis and pneumonia, or can make existing conditions worse.…
NHS England and Kent County Council are again urging people to take steps to stay well this winter and get their flu vaccination. Almost 320,000 thousand adults and children have already had the vaccine in Kent and Medway. But many people in vulnerable at risk groups have still not been vaccinated. The latest figures released…