The UK health service urged Brits to 'get protected from serious illness' - here's what you should know

It's Black Friday weekend and many Brits will no doubt be racing to snap up the latest pre-Christmas deals. But a new tongue-in-cheek post from the NHS suggests it might be worth skipping that search for yet another air fryer and doing this instead.

In a timely Instagram Story, the UK health service wrote: "This Black Friday , get the flu vaccine . Not another air fryer. Get protected from serious illness!"

The NHS alert comes amid ongoing concern about an early rise in flu cases and its potential to cause a ' long and drawn out ' winter nationwide. Although influenza is currently 'circulating at low levels', cases have risen with a 'weekly mean positivity rate of 11.

See Full Page