Why Should You Get Your Flu Vaccine this Year?

The NHS provides the flu vaccination to people who:

• Are above 65 years old.
• Have some types of health conditions.
• Are pregnant.
• Are in long-stay residential care.
• Get a carer’s allowance, or are the main carer for a disabled or older person who may be at risk if you become sick.
• Stay with someone who is more likely to contract a severe infection because of a compromised immune system, like someone who has HIV, someone who is having some treatments for cancer, lupus, or rheumatoid arthritis, or who has had a transplant.
• Are frontline health workers.
• Are social care workers who can’t get the vaccine through an occupational health scheme at work.

Those who are 50 years old and above can get a free NHS flu jab starting mid-October, 2022. Check out the NHS website for more information.

The majority of adults can get the flu vaccination, although it is advised against doing so if you have ever experienced a severe allergic reaction to one.

If you have an egg allergy, the vaccine could result in an adverse reaction. Several flu vaccines are made using eggs as a raw material. If you want an egg-free or low-egg vaccine, speak with your doctor or pharmacist. You should delay getting the flu jab if you are not feeling well or have a fever.

You can get your flu vaccination at:

• Your doctor’s appointment
• A pharmacy that provides the service
• Your GP surgery
• Your midwifery service if you’re pregnant
  

Getting vaccinated is your best way of staying protected against the virus. Although flu vaccines help in protecting you from the influenza virus strains, becoming sick is still a possibility.

However, if you do contract the flu after immunisation, it may be brief and mild. A flu jab will lessen your chance of passing the illness to individuals who could be more vulnerable to serious complications.

After immunisation, the vaccine takes 10 to 14 days to start working.

For a number of reasons, you should have a flu vaccine every year. Getting vaccinated is the only way to guarantee your protection from the virus and its dreadful consequences. The following is a summary of a few advantages of getting one:

• Getting the vaccine is essential for persons with chronic illnesses. In those who still contract the sickness after receiving the jab, it can lessen the severity of the ailment.
• Receiving the vaccine reduces the possibility of going to the hospital because of the virus.
• Pregnant women who get an immunisation are protected both during pregnancy and after delivery.
• It could save a child’s life.
• By getting vaccinated against the flu, you protect those around you as well.

A good number of the side effects are small and short-lived, such as:

• Mild fever
• Achy muscles
• Soreness at the injection site
  

Yes. You must get a flu jab if you currently attend or plan to enrol in a college or university. Teenagers and college or university students are particularly susceptible to the flu virus. Transmission of flu is exacerbated by crowded classrooms, shared housing spaces, and group social activities.

Flu vaccines are necessary during this Covid-19 pandemic period because:

• The flu can be dangerous and even deadly for some people, particularly those who already suffer from specific medical conditions. It is also unpleasant.
• More people are likely to acquire the flu this winter because fewer people will have naturally built a natural immunity to the sickness during the COVID-19 epidemic.
• If you have the flu and COVID-19 at the same time, your chances of developing serious illness increase.

Get in touch with Fusion Pharmacy to book a flu jab through the NHS in Leicester.