Flu positivity jumps to 17.1% as vaccine take-up rates lag behind levels needed to protect the NHS and levels of norovirus highest in a decade for the time of year.
Kind of too late to take the vaccine now though. Itâs not like it will work instantly. If you take it now, itâll really be useful for the next wave in the spring.
Flu vaccines are reasonably cheap, but COVID vaccines are still ÂŁ100.
Theyâve been hollowing it out and privatising it for years. It doesnât work on the railway which is why weâre looking at nationalising failing services, but for some reason when it comes to the NHS, the answer is more privatisation? If you privatise, it doesnât matter how much funding is thrown in because there are always people skimming off the top.
IMO all private interests need to be kicked the fuck out, and their businesses nationalised. Forcefully if required.
FYI the NHS offer you a free flu jab if youâre over a certain age or if you have health issues, but everyone else has to pay about ÂŁ30 which is not ideal but could be worse. I reckon most people donât even know they can get a private flu jab.
