The number of your colleagues that have received the flu vaccination by hospital site:
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If you catch flu, you can spread the virus without having any symptoms. If you develop symptoms, this may also take you away from those that depend on you, this may be your children, partner, older parents, or your patients.
The flu vaccination is very effective, often offering up to 90% protection. This can depend on how closely matched this year’s circulating strains are to the virus.
The flu vaccination is the best protection we have against a virus that can cause very serious complications, even for people who are usually very healthy.
This year's vaccine contains protection against the leading strains of flu virus as researched by the World Health Organisation.
In most people, both the flu jab and COVID-19 booster are tolerated well, and everyone can get on with their day, knowing the vaccine will soon be protecting them and those they care for.
It can take up to two weeks for both vaccines to provide maximum protection. Some people might feel a slight soreness or develop bruising at the injection site.
In very rare cases vaccinations can cause a slight fever, or some aches and pains. For flu jabs, this is often confused with "having the flu" but this is just your immune system responding as it should to make antibodies to protect against the virus.
Severe reactions are extremely rare, and all peer vaccinators are trained to manage any rare adverse effects.
If you get protected early at your GP or a pharmacist, or anywhere else outside of the Trust, please let us know so that we can accurately measure the level of protection the Trust has.
Vaccinations are not mandatory, but we do encourage as many colleagues as possible to have a flu and COVID-19 booster vaccination. It is important that your wellbeing is maintained. It is also important to protect and keep safe the people you care for.
If you have had a flu jab elsewhere outside of the hospital, please complete our online notification form:
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