Flu vaccination campaign
Influenza, or ‘flu’, is a highly contagious acute viral infection that affects people of all ages. It typically starts suddenly with fever, chills, headache, aching muscles, general tiredness and a cough or other respiratory symptoms.
While most people recover without complications in 1-2 weeks, flu can cause serious illness, even death, especially in the very young and the elderly.
You are at risk from flu and recommended by the Department of Health to have your free flu jab if you:
- are aged 65 or over
- have a serious illness, including: chronic heart conditions, chronic respiratory conditions (including asthma that requires continuous or repeated use of inhaled or systemic steroids), chronic liver disease including cirrhosis, chronic kidney disease
- have diabetes that requires medication
- have lowered resistance to the flu virus due to cancer treatment or HIV
- live in a long-stay residential or nursing home
- are in receipt of Carers Allowance
In addition, people who are a main carer for an elderly or disabled person, whose welfare may be at risk if the carer falls ill, should also get a jab.
If you live in Salford and fall into one of the above categories, contact your GP Practice and ask them about your free flu jab.
This local campaign will backed up by a high profile national NHS flu vaccination campaign using TV, radio and press advertising, as well as information in GP surgeries, hospitals and pharmacies, to encourage those at particular risk from flu to claim their free jab.
If you require further information about flu, it is available at NHS Direct.
This page was last updated on 10 October 2007
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