There are worries that people could suffer both seasonal flu and Covid-19 at the same time this winter.

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Professor Paul Hunter said fake news leads to bad medical advice and people taking 'greater risks' during disease outbreaks.

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Less than one third of children aged two and three have been vaccinated against the highly infectious disease.

The chief nurse for England has called for "myths" around the vaccine to be dispelled as 24 million people will be offered the new jab.

The philanthropist said the Zika and Ebola outbreaks have exposed serious weaknesses in the global response to health crises.

Across the country, four million youngsters will be offered the immunisation - about 600,000 more than last year.

New mums are more likely to lose their lives to a pre-existing condition, a report revealed.

Government urges at risk groups, such as pregnant women, young children and over 65s, to visit their family doctor by the end of November.