Free flu jabs 4/10/11
Over 43% of people aged under 65 in the Western Isles who are entitled to get the flu jab didn’t take up the offer last year.
Health professionals across the country will be urging people in the ‘at risk’ groups to get their annual flu jab as part of Scottish Flu Awareness Week.
The week-
These figures don’t include people over 65 who are also eligible for free flu jab.
The key target groups that are eligible for the jab are: people aged 65 and over,
under 65s with existing long-
Flu is a serious illness and the vaccination is the most effective protection from
it, including the swine flu virus. People in the ‘at-
This year’s flu vaccine protects against three types of flu including the swine flu strain, which is still circulating. It takes about 10 days for you to be protected against the flu after having the jab so it’s best to get it as early as possible in flu season (from October onwards).