NHS urges parents to vaccinate flu 'super-spreader' children

Health service encourages take-up of nasal spray for those aged two to nine to stop them passing on illness to older relatives

NHS England is urging parents to vaccinate “super-spreader” children against flu so grandparents and other vulnerable relatives will be less at risk over the Christmas period.

Flu vaccines administered through a nasal spray rather than an injection have been rolled out this autumn for two and three-year-olds, and children in reception class and years one to four in primary school.

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