“Last winter, around 8,000 people died of flu in England. Three winters ago, it was nearly 16,000”, Gill Dummigan said.
It was why the health service had encouraged young and old members of the public to take the flu vaccine.
The NHS currently offers a free flu vaccine to anyone aged 65 and over, pregnant women, someone who has, or lives with someone who has a long-term health condition and children aged between two and three years old.
The free walk-in clinics for young children in Greater Manchester will run from 12 – 30 December in Oldham, Tameside, Manchester, Salford, Bolton and Bury – areas where uptake has been “particularly low”, according to the NHS.
