Older people should have the flu jab this winter, warn experts
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 07:28
in Health & Medicine
Despite recent doubts about its effectiveness, the influenza vaccine does give valuable protection against illness, hospital admission and death caused by influenza, and people over 65 should have the flu jab this winter, say experts on bmj.com today.
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