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Vaccinations for two and three-year-olds were also down slightly, with just over four in every 10 getting protected. <\/p>\n

It follows concerns from NHS England over a possible “tripledemic”, external<\/span> of flu, Covid and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).<\/p>\n

People can catch these common viruses all year round, but flu is especially common in winter. <\/p>\n

Most make a full recovery from influenza, but it can be serious and even deadly.<\/p>\n

Some years are worse than others for flu infections and fatalities. In the 2017 to 2018 season, there were 22,500 excess deaths associated with flu. <\/p>\n

It is not clear how bad this year might be. <\/p>\n

Northern hemisphere nations, like the UK, look to southern hemisphere ones, like Australia, to predict what could be coming. <\/p>\n

Australia’s winter flu season looks to be ending and data reveals, external<\/span> that it was similar to recent ones. <\/p>\n

Southern Africa and some countries in South America – Chile, Ecuador, and Uruguay – had high levels of flu though. <\/p>\n

The vaccine is updated regularly to make sure it is the best possible match, because of the constant evolving nature of influenza viruses.<\/p>\n

People are offered a free NHS flu vaccine if they are:<\/p>\n

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