Flu (also known as influenza) is a highly infectious illness caused by the flu virus. It spreads rapidly through small droplets coughed or sneezed into the air by an infected person.

Studies have shown that flu vaccines provide effective protection against the flu, although protection may not be complete and may vary between people. Protection from the vaccine gradually decreases and flu strains change over time. Therefore, new vaccines are made each year and people at risk of flu are encouraged to be vaccinated every year.

It is recommended that you have a flu jab if you :-

• Are 65 years old or over
• Are pregnant
• Have a serious medical condition that effects the immune system
• Are living in a long-stay residential care home or other long-stay care facility
• Are the main carer for an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if you fall ill
• Are a frontline health or social care worker

£20 per immunisation