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Health experts are urging the public to do one important thing as a new, virulent variants of Covid-19 hit the country.

From the start of October, people are now able to get flu and Covid-19 jabs as doctors try to 'winterproof' the NHS .

Vaccines will be given to protect those most at risk of getting seriously ill this winter, offering immunity before December and January, when there is spike in hospitalisations for flu and other respiratory viruses.

Flu vaccines are now available for everyone aged 65 and over, under 65s in clinical risk groups, care home residents and carers, children, pregnant women, close contacts of those who are immunosuppressed and frontline health and social care workers.

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