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Covid booster jabs to be approved for sale to UK public (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How's this any different to flu at this point? I'll admit, vulnerable people should get them for free like flu jabs, but everyone doesn't need a free booster anymore.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Are flu shots not offered for free to the elderly in the UK? Do they have to actually buy them?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

Yes, they are offered for free. If you are elderly, pregnant, immunosuppressed, live/care for vulnerable people, or have a variety of other health conditions including asthma, you get offered a free flu jab every autumn on the NHS .

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/flu-influenza-vaccine/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Yes, they are free. Same as COVID for that age range.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Free for elderly, vulnerable and primary school