Protecting health and social care workers from flu

Health and social care workers are at increased risk of infection, and vaccination may reduce the spread of flu in health and social care premises. This helps to:

• protect vulnerable patients and service users, including those who may already be unwell, may have a poor immune response or not respond well to their own immunisation;
• protect other health and social care staff; and
• make sure health and social care services are effective and efficient by minimising staff absence resulting from flu illness.