UKHSA shares 'don't forget' alert to parents of schoolchildren amid early flu season View Image

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued an urgent appeal to parents across the country regarding school-age children. The message comes as concerns mount over an earlier-than-usual rise in flu cases and fears it could lead to a ' long and drawn out ' winter for the NHS .

The government body released a short video featuring Dr Kostas Karampatsas, a paediatric infectious diseases consultant at St George's Hospital in London. In the footage, posted to X on Sunday, he urged: "If your child’s school is offering a flu vaccine this winter, please make sure you sign the consent form. It will help protect your child and your loved ones."

The UKHSA itself also echoed Dr Karampatsas' sent

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