It's that time of year - cold, dark, germ-ridden - when it's only natural to ask the question: who is the new "Face of Influenza"? Now the answer can be revealed.
Why, it's Jennifer Garner, appointed by the American Lung Association in a bid to persuade more people to get flu shots. "Women play an important role in a family. It's our job to take care of those we love - that's why I make sure my family is protected against influenza," explains the former star of Dude, Where's My Car? and Mr Magoo. "Look around, and you'll see someone in your life who should receive an influenza vaccination."
One assumes there is not much competition to be the Face of Influenza. More, perhaps, than for the Face of Necrotising Fasciitis, or the Face of Pete Doherty, which is in any case taken. But still, it's an unenviable job, and so - tempting as it is to suggest that the fear of public embarrassment stops being an issue for a person around the time they marry Ben Affleck - a certain amount of respect is due, and is hereby given.
