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NHS says get your flu and covid jabs now, and be better for it

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The NHS says, immunisation protects you from flu and Covid. 

It also means if you do become ill, it's likely to be milder and you’re less likely to end up in hospital. 

Dr Matt Nisbit, a GP in Basingstoke, is leading the drive for the jabs across Hampshire.

He has been a GP partner at Crown Heights Medical Centre since 2010. 

He  has provided clinical support to the Hampshire and Isle of Wight COVID-19 Vaccine programme since 2019, taking on the role of clinical lead for the programme in 2021.

A particular prioritythis year is vaccinating pregnant women who are at increased risk of complications from COVID-19 and flu but may not see themselves as being so. 

Last year 38 per cent of pregnant women came forward to have their vaccination, compared to 51 per cent in 2021.  

Women who are 28 weeks or more pregnant, and people aged 75 to 79, are also being invited to come forward and have their respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine.  

People can book their flu and COVID-19 vaccine via the NHS website, by downloading the NHS App, or by calling 119 free if they cannot get online. 

He explained why and how to get yours.

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