The COVID-19 pandemic taught us the importance of protecting the most vulnerable people in our societies, particularly older adults, and patients with underlying medical conditions. What else have we learned so that we can better protect communities from influenza? The answer is: quite a lot! From new outreach methods to co-vaccination, we need to use all the tools at our disposal to stand #TogetherAgainstFlu.
With other challenges coming, such as RSV, now is the time to think about these issues.
We spoke to Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Medicine & Health Sciences at the University of Nottingham, to discuss these aspects and more in a new interview.