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Bedford parents urged to support flu vaccinations at school

Parents across Bedford Borough are being urged to get their children vaccinated against seasonal flu at their school or GP surgery. While for most, flu can be unpleasant, it will clear up in a week or two...

Bedford Heights Covid vaccination centre to close in mid-December

Bedford Heights is among three Covid-19 vaccination centres in Bedfordshire that will be closing in mid-December. It comes as the delivery of Covid-19 vaccinations...

Bedford Mayor blasts health chiefs as Borough lags behind flu vaccination targets

Bedford's mayor has blasted health chiefs as figures show the Borough is already lagging behind its crucial flu vaccination targets. A special meeting of the council-run health and wellbeing...

Bedford flu vaccinations for most vulnerable fall to five year low

The number of people being vaccinated for flu has fallen in the last five years according to research by the BBC's Shared Data Unit. There has been a drop of 12% in the over 65s being vaccinated...

Bedford Corn Exchange, churches, gurdwaras and mosques could be flu vaccination points

Places of worship and indoor venues are being lined up as possible places where at-risk people could receive free flu vaccinations and remain socially distant. Bedford Mayor Dave Hodgson said...

Letters: It’s not too late to vaccinate against flu

The Bedford Independent reported this week that uptake of the flu jab has been low across Bedford Borough – and this has been a problem up and down the...

Pig gelatine in flu vaccine ‘one of the issues causing low jab rates in borough’

Resistance among some religious communities to allowing their children to take a nasal spray version of the flu vaccine is one of the reasons for low...

Bedfordians reminded to get flu jab

Health experts across Bedfordshire are urging people to get the flu jab, saying the vaccine will be even more widely available. Last year, GPs reported seeing too many patients...

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