NHS launches national free flu jabs for homeless people
The NHS is offering free flu vaccinations to tens of thousands of homeless people from this week, with pop-up clinics and mobile vans in rough sleeping hotspots.
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The NHS has launched a national programme to offer free flu vaccinations to homeless people. Tens of thousands of people will be offered the jab from this week.
The vaccinations will be available to people sleeping rough or using hostels and night shelters. Pop-up clinics and mobile vans will be set up in rough sleeping hotspots to deliver the jabs.
It is the first national programme of its kind.
Key points: - Free flu jabs on the NHS for tens of thousands of homeless people. - Available from this week. - Open to people sleeping rough or using hostels and night shelters. - Delivered through pop-up clinics and mobile vans in rough sleeping hotspots. - First national programme of its kind.
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5 News at Lunchtime kept the item short and factual, treating it as one story in a busy lunchtime roundup. It focused on the practical launch of the NHS scheme: free flu jabs from this week, the first national programme of its kind, and delivery through pop-up clinics and mobile vans in rough sleeping hotspots. It did not include reaction from charities, government ministers or NHS officials, and it did not explore take-up or funding.
- “Tens of thousands of homeless people will be offered a free flu jab on the NHS from this week.”
- “It's the first in the national programme of its kind.”
- “Jabs will be available to those sleeping rough or using hostels and night shelters with pop-up clinics and mobile vans set up in rough sleeping hotspots.”
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