THE NHS is preparing for a second wave of coronavirus and is planning to roll out their "biggest ever" flu jab programme, its boss has warned.
Asked if the NHS was preparing for a second wave, Sir Simon said: "Yes, it is entirely possible there will be."And the risk is many of the symptoms are interchangeable."The ability to give early warnings to hospitals where there are those local increases and I think we are going to need the biggest-ever flu immunisation season we have ever had."
"But there is still quite considerable uncertainty as to how you would administer it, would it be two doses or one?"But clearly that would be a major gain were we able to get it."Sir Simon said there could be "very significant" extra costs to the NHS later this year around the flu vaccination campaign, personal protective equipment and sustaining extra hospital beds.
Sir Simon also spoke about calls for pay increases for NHS staff after unions representing more than 1.3 million nurses, cleaners and paramedics wrote to the Chancellor and Prime Minister about the issue.
Stick it in my eyeball!
More jabs than a flyweight world title fight.
Sooo.... all the warnings of a second wave for the last four months haven’t counted? It’s this warning we need to listen to?.. 🤔
COVID19 is not flu.
Not in my arm it ain’t!
Hilarious
stick the flu jab up your ass lol
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