Sickness absence is costing employers £85 billion a year and costing the taxpayer £212 billion a year, but sure, tell me again how it's not cost effective to offer covid or flu vaccines to working age people on the NHS.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7v80n7mz2jo

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Britain sliding 'into economic crisis' over £85bn sickness bill, ex-John Lewis boss warns

The number of people who are out of work for health reasons has grown by 800,000 since 2019.

BBC News