"Simon Clarke, NHS head of primary care for Barking and Dagenham, said encouraging people to get their flu jabs was very close to our heart at the moment. He said this is due to a lot in the news recently around the super strain that's circulating. NHS England says flu cases have jumped sharply in recent weeks due to the circulation of the H3N2 strain."
"Speaking to councillors at a health overview and scrutiny committee on Wednesday Mr Clarke said encouraging uptake of all vaccines in the borough would be very challenging this season. He said NHS North East London was trying to encourage residents to come along, get their family immunised, get their children immunised. However he said the service is trying to overcome pockets of hestiancy in Barking and Dagenham, specifically around vaccinations."
"Doctor Kanika Rai added that the service was also dealing with a vaccine fatigue among patients. She said: There's just been so many vaccinations that have been offered last year, this year. It's just getting a lot more difficult."
Health services in Barking and Dagenham are confronting pockets of vaccine hesitancy and patient vaccine fatigue while a circulating H3N2 'super strain' is driving a sharp rise in flu cases. More than 1.8 million people in London have received flu jabs since 1 September, including over 65,000 in the past week. NHS North East London and GP practices are offering additional clinics at weekends and in the evenings to boost uptake and encourage family and child immunisations. A local public health taskforce is prioritising flu, Covid-19 and RSV vaccinations to protect residents with high asthma rates and vulnerable older people.
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