Nhs Urges 1 4m Staff To Have Flu Jab To Reduce Risk Of Epidemic Society The Guardian

Nhs Urges 1 4m Staff To Have Flu Jab To Reduce Risk Of Epidemic Society The Guardian Nhs bosses are writing to all 1.4 million staff to say they must have the winter flu jab as soon as possible to reduce the risk of them infecting patients who might die. those who decline the jab will have to tell the nhs trust that employs them why, and it will have to record their reasons, as part of a bid to drive up what the nhs admits are. The nhs recommends flu vaccination for several groups: everyone aged 65 years and over. individuals under 65 with certain medical conditions, including children and babies over 6 months of age. all pregnant women. all children aged 2 and 3 years (provided they were aged 2 or 3 on 31 august 2024) all primary school children.

Flu For Thought Social Care The flu vaccine helps protect against flu, which can be a serious or life threatening illness. it's offered on the nhs every year in autumn or early winter to people at higher risk of getting seriously ill from flu. this page is about the flu vaccine for adults. there are also pages about the children's flu vaccine and flu jab in pregnancy. The rollout of covid and flu vaccines for older adults, care home residents and those with long term health conditions kicks off today (thursday 3 october) as the nhs drive to protect against a ‘tripledemic’ of viruses this winter continues. those eligible have been able to book appointments since monday 23 september and with hundreds of. The campaign will urge those eligible to get their flu and covid 19 vaccination when invited, ahead of winter, targeting those at greatest risk and for the first time will encourage pregnant women. Phe, nhs england and nhs improvement (nhsei), and the department of health and social care (dhsc) are calling for a concerted effort to significantly increase flu vaccination coverage this year.