Getting a flu vaccine slashes the risk of falling severely ill with Covid, a study has suggested. The researchers, from the University of Miami, said it was not clear why having a flu jab offers some protection from Covid. The study comes as the UK government considers offering Covid vaccine boosters alongside a winter flu vaccine programme from September onwards and making flu vaccination a condition of deployment for NHS staff. Getting a flu vaccine slashes the risk of falling severely ill with Covid. ‘The influenza vaccine is by no means a replacement for the Covid vaccine and we advocate for everyone to receive their Covid vaccine if able to,’ she said.

Source: Daily Mail July 12, 2021 10:50 UTC