Only a third of flu vaccines effective in the UK

VOICED: Shows interior shots scientists and researchers working in Worldwide Influenza laboratories in the Francis Crick Institute in London. Interview with Director of Worldwide Influenza Centre Dr John McCauley speaking on the flu vaccine will only protect against 30-40 percent of virus and cases of flu in this winter season may become serious numbers. Exterior and interior shots Greenhill Health Centre GP Practice in Staffordshire. Interview with Chair of The Royal College Of GPs Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard speaking on flu and respiritory illnesses also putting increased pressure on GP Surgeries as well as A and E departments. Exterior shots hospital Accident and Emergency department entrance. Interior shots anonymous medical staff in hospital, empty treatment rooms and sign on floor asking people to queue along it. Graphics sequence on OPEL (Operational Performance Escalation Level) statistics at various hospitals. (THIS CLIP CONTAINS BLACK HOLES - THIRD PARTY CONTENT) One of the country's leading flu experts says this winter's vaccine only offers effective protection in around a third of cases. The number of people going to hospital with flu has doubled in the past week - putting pressure on accident and emergency services. So how bad is the outbreak? on 12th January, 2018 in England, United Kingdom