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04
Sept 2020
Free flu jabs to begin in North Yorkshire
Health bosses in North Yorkshire have reassured vulnerable patients they will receive free flu jabs from this month.
GPs have begun to write to those classed as high risk, which includes care home residents, over 65s, pregnant women and frontline health staff, to invite them for the jab either this month or October.
People aged 50 to 64 who do not have a health condition are likely to be invited to receive jabs in November and December once high risk patients have been vaccinated.
Parents and carers of children from reception to year seven will also be contacted to seek consent for the jab as part of the school immunisation service.
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Health bosses at NHS North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group have said patients who were high risk and shielding had expressed concern about being in contact with people outside their “bubble”.
But Dr Bruce Willoughby, GP clinical lead for primary care and population health at NHS North Yorkshire CCG, said practices will have measures in place to vaccinate safely.
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