Almost half of nurses (46%) in a Nursing Standard survey back mandatory flu jabs for healthcare staff. But as the annual flu vaccination campaigns gear up for winter, more than a third of respondents (36%) oppose the idea of being compelled to have the jab. The flu vaccine is offered to all NHS staff to reduce their risk of contracting the virus. On average, 8,000 people die from flu in England each year, and that figure can go much higher, according to Public Health England. In 2017-18 for example, an estimated 26,000 deaths were associated with flu in England alone.
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