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Appointments can be booked for pupils who missed the school dates and children educated at home.

Doctors say the RSV vaccination is important for older adults, pregnant women and young infants.

Tania Cork felt she might need an inhaler for the rest of her life after catching flu last year.

Thousands of those eligible for free winter vaccinations fail to take up the offer, the NHS says.

Children from reception to year 11 are being offered a flu vaccine.

It says it is unclear how many years the issue continued

Health chiefs say half-term is a good time for children to receive vaccinations.