Responding to Public Health Wales claiming a rise in flu sickness which has added to winter pressures is due to a low uptake of the flu jab, Andrew RT Davies MS, Senedd Member for South Wales Central and former Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, said:
“This drop in vaccine uptake is a completely avoidable error.
“Additional winter pressures on our NHS have severe consequences at a time when Welsh Government’s mismanagement is pushing our health service to breaking point.
“While nobody should be compelled to take the vaccine, it’s up to the Welsh Government and PHW to ensure that flu jabs are well-advertised and are available to those who want them.”
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Notes to editors:
- Story: Fewer flu jabs blamed for NHS sickness spike.