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Christmas flu warning

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Doctors are urging people to protect themselves and their families from flu over the coming week amid warnings that new cases may peak over the busy Christmas period.

While more people over the age of 65 have got their flu jab than this time last year - the call to action from Professor Stephen Powis, the NHS national medical director, and Professor Yvonne Doyle, Public Health England’s Medical Director, comes after a warning from the Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty, of an increased risk of flu while the country celebrates Christmas, Hanukah and the New Year.

As flu levels ramp up, alongside fresh calls for the public to get protected, Public Health England (PHE) has activated the Catch It, Bin It, Kill It campaign, to help prevent the spread of the highly infectious disease.

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