Flu can be a very serious illness and the vaccine is highly recommended for patients who are:
- aged 65 years and over
- pregnant women
- pre-school children aged 2 years or more
- primary school children
- aged 6 months or over with heart, lung, kidney, liver, neurological disease, diabetes, impaired immunity
- in receipt of a carer’s allowance or the main carer, or the carer of an elderly or disabled person
For further information about flu, including who should be vaccinated, the signs and symptoms of flu, advice on prevention and how to look after yourself if you get flu, click on the following link: http://fluawareni.info
This year's main flu vaccination clinic will be held at the surgery on Saturday, 19 October 2019. Invite letters to patients eligible to receive the vaccine are being sent out end September/early October 2019.