Flu only affects old people, right? Wrong!
The fact is, rates of flu infection are highest among children. Nevertheless, children under the age of five are less likely to show the typical symptoms of flu – the fever and the cough – and you may not know that your child has actually contracted the infection.
Whilst most children generally cope pretty well with the flu, some may not be so lucky; and in any event they’re all very good at spreading the infection around. There is now mounting evidence that widespread vaccination of children against influenza slashes infection rates in both children and the more vulnerable elderly.
