The Stay Well This Winter campaign (SWTW) launches today in Cornwall and around the country - the biggest ever flu vaccination programme in England.

This year more than 375,000 children aged between two and seven in the South West will be offered protection.

At-risk adults, including those with long-term health conditions, pregnant women and those over 65 will also be offered flu vaccination.

An extension of the programme to children in school year three this year means a further 61,116 can be vaccinated.

Across England, more than 4 million children will be offered protection against flu – around 600,000 more than last year.

NHS organisers say that as well as offering protection to children, it will help reduce the spread of this infection to the most vulnerable in the community, particularly younger children, the elderly and those with long-term conditions.

Children aged two, three and four can get the vaccination from their GP. Parents of children in school years one, two and three are asked to give permission for their child to receive the free nasal spray vaccination at school.

The addition of year three children means just over 37,000 children are eligible for the vaccination in Cornwall this year, a rise of 6,000 on 2015-16.

There are 132,825 at-risk patients aged 6 months to 65 registered in Cornwall; 92,165 of them were vaccinated in 2015-16. There are 62,928 at-risk patients registered over 65, 28,688 of whom were vaccinated in 2015-16.