“Get boosted!” that’s the message from Cambridge’s Daniel Zeichner MP who is back in the Grafton Centre to get his COVID-19 booster vaccine this Saturday.
The MP is strongly encouraging everyone who is eligible to get the covid booster to take up the offer and for local residents to get their seasonal flu vaccinations too.
The NHS has said everyone over 65 and some who are at higher risk, including those who live in care homes, are immunosuppressed and health and social care staff is eligible for a booster. Those who care for vulnerable individuals and families who live with individuals with weakened immune systems are also eligible to receive the COVID-19 booster.
The plea comes as experts warn there will be an increase in flu cases this winter alongside the potential danger of new variants of COVID.
Daniel Zeichner MP said: ‘Thank you to our NHS workers for your amazing efforts in rolling out the booster vaccines. Your work in keeping us safe and healthy is appreciated by so very many people in Cambridge.
Everyone knows our precious NHS is really stretched – so getting these jabs matters.
Every person who gets vaccinated is helping keep themselves and their community safer and takes pressure off our NHS.
We are not out of the woods yet with COVID-19. New variants can always arrive and cause immense damage. Plus flu looks set to be tough this year. So please if the NHS invites you – get boosted!’