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Influenza vaccinations are available for children and pregnant women in England from Monday, with a pilot scheme to administer jabs in nursery schools also rolling out. Health officials are urging the public to get vaccinated ahead of winter after last season saw more than 300,000 hospital bed days taken up by flu patients, nearly double from the previous winter, according to NHS England.
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