[Tealeaf]

I've no problem with anyone refusing a free recommended flu jab when they are offered it and then refuse it; however, every year there are a large number of OAP's who, having turned down the jab, clog up NHS wards with flu and resultant problems.

It therefore makes sense for these characters to be denied access to NHS hospital treatment for severe flu when do catch it and end up bed blocking for a week or longer. To paraphrase the old saying = 'They've made their own bed, let them lie in it - and not someone elses.'