Ten Things You Need to Know Today: 8 October 2021

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1. Flu ‘could kill 60,000 this winter’

The NHS is to embark on the largest programme of flu jabs in its history as government officials warn that up to 60,000 people could die from the virus this winter. A record 35m people will be offered vaccinations. Scientists have said the coming flu season could be particularly deadly because the population will have lost much of its immunity to the virus over the past 18 months. With a seasonal rise in Covid and other infections such as respiratory syncytial virus, scientists fear there will be a “triple whammy” for the NHS.

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