𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣 𝙉𝙃𝙎 𝙛𝙡𝙪 𝙫𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙚, 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙫𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙂𝙋 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙮 – 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮!
Flu vaccination is important because, while flu is unpleasant for most people, it can be dangerous and even life threatening for some people, particularly those with certain health conditions.
The best time to have your flu vaccine is in the autumn or early winter before flu starts spreading.
𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐮 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞?
The flu vaccine is given free on the NHS to adults who:
are 65 and over
have certain health conditions
are pregnant
are in long-stay residential care
receive a carer’s allowance, or are the main carer for an older or disabled person who may be at risk if you get sick
live with someone who is more likely to get a severe infection due to a weakened immune system, such as someone living with HIV, someone who has had a transplant, or is having certain treatments for cancer, lupus or rheumatoid arthritis
𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣 𝙉𝙃𝙎 𝙛𝙡𝙪 𝙫𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙚, 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙫𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙂𝙋 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙮 – 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮!
