Flu vaccination programme 2024
4 April 2024
All °×С½ãÂÛ̳ staff and students can apply for a free flu vaccination this winter - find out more. The vouchers must be redeemed through Boots by 30 November
°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Flu Vaccination ProgrammeÌý
Get your voucher now!
°×С½ãÂÛ̳ provides free flu vaccination vouchers for staff and students. The programme runs in the lead up to the winter period and involved collaborating with Boots Corporate Health.Ìý
The vouchers must be redeemed through Boots by 30 November.ÌýÌý
Before applying for your voucher through °×С½ãÂÛ̳, please check if you are eligible to receive a vaccine through the NHS.Ìý
We are encouraging the following people to apply for the flu voucher:Ìý
- Staff members in student facing roles.
- Those who encounter high volumes of people whilst on campusÌý
If you would like to apply for a voucher through °×С½ãÂÛ̳:
How effective is the flu vaccine?Ìý
No vaccine guarantees 100% immunity, levels of protection vary from person to person.ÌýÌý
However, studies have shown that the flu vaccine helps prevent you getting theÌýflu. If you have had the vaccine, and get flu, it is likely to be milder and shorter-lived than it would otherwise have been.ÌýÌý
Flu vaccines have an excellent safety record. They are the best protection we have against an unpredictable virus. Particularly for groups that are at risk and for whom flu can cause severe illness and deaths.ÌýÌý
Over time, protection from the injected flu vaccine decreases. Flu strains often change and our immunity towards these weakens. New flu vaccines are produced each year, to reflect the changes in strains. Therefore, the NHS recommend having the flu vaccine every year.ÌýÌý
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