The NHS is urging parents and carers of two and three-year-olds to schedule a flu vaccine for their children ahead of an expected surge in respiratory illnesses this winter.
Vaccinations this autumn will ensure those most at risk are protected by the time flu season peaks, in December and January, when people gather indoors, the NHS says.
Steve Russell, NHS England's national director for vaccinations and screening, said: 'The flu virus puts thousands of people in hospital each year and vaccinations help us to keep more people well.'
Pregnant women and adults aged 75 to 79 will also be offered the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for the first time ever this year.
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