‘Vital’ for nurses to take up flu jab this year, warns CNO

The annual call for health and care staff to take up the offer of a free influenza vaccination is more imperative than ever this year in light of Covid-19, England’s chief nursing officer has warned. With the first flu vaccine deliveries due to reach employers this week, Ruth May has made a direct appeal to nursing staff across the country to get a jab ahead of the winter during a pandemic. Alongside the other top-level professional leaders, Ms May has penned an open letter to more than a million frontline workers urging them to “protect yourself, your family and our patients”.