The Flu vaccine is now available. Flu is a virus that can make you unwell and is particularly contagious as we enter the final months of the year. Symptoms of flu include tiredness, coughing, sneezing, sore throat, and a blocked nose.
The flu vaccine helps to protect your body from catching the flu virus. It is an inactive vaccine and will not give you the flu itself. Flu is a virus that spreads easily from one person to another. It gets passed when a person who has flu coughs or sneezes. The virus spreads through the air in droplets.
The flu jab will be available to:
Those aged under 50 years in clinical risk groups
Pregnant Women
Those aged 65 years and older
Unpaid Carers
Close contacts of immunocompromised (weakened immune system) individuals
Frontline health and social care workers
Residents in a care home for older adults
If you want to read more about the flu vaccine, press here
Other Vaccines
The latest COVID and Pneumonia vaccinations are now available. Please consider contacting your GP surgery to arrange these vaccines. These vaccines can help to reduce the risk of developing a severe chest infection for those with existing breathing conditions and vulnerabilities.
