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Get a flu vaccination to protect yourself, your family and the people you care for

Flu vaccines are safe and effective and offer the best protection against serious illness.

The County Council is again providing free flu jabs for eligible frontline staff to protect them, the people they care for, as well as friends and family.

Flu is a viral illness which can be unpleasant but in otherwise healthy people it will usually clear up on its own within a week or two.  For people in at-risk groups, such as older people or those with an underlying health condition, flu can be a serious disease and can cause death.

Vaccination reduces the spread of flu among staff and the people you care for, helping to keep care services running and reducing the burden on the NHS during the winter. This is true every year, but it is particularly important this year, as COVID-19 is still in circulation and a rebound in flu activity is likely.

We have a small number of Boots vouchers, valid until 31 January 2024 which are available to any member of staff.

The vouchers are pre-paid so please make sure you use them once they’ve been issued.

If you would like a voucher please email flu.vacs@nottscc.gov.uk.

Seasonal flu vaccination

The NHS will offer free flu vaccinations to:

  • everyone aged 65 years and over
  • people with certain health conditions
  • pregnant women, at any stage of pregnancy
  • children aged 2 and 3 years
  • children in primary school and secondary school-aged children in years 7 to 11
  • everyone living in long stay residential care
  • carers
  • those living with someone who has lowered immunity due to disease or treatment
  • frontline health and social care workers

You can also find more information about the NHS flu vaccination programme on the NHS website.

Seasonal Covid vaccination

People eligible for a free flu vaccination may also be eligible for a seasonal Covid vaccination and will be called by the NHS.  Visit the NHS About the COVID-19 vaccine page for more information.

You an also read more information about the Autumn programme in A guide to the COVID-19 autumn programme (UK Health Security Agency) [PDF]

Further information

If you’d like more information about the flu vaccination and pregnancy, we have information available on our public website. 

There are also videos for people with learning disabilities and another for their carers and one in British Sign Language explaining why the flu vaccination is important.  All of the videos can be shared with colleagues, friends and family or at team meetings.

We also have this myth busting video (4:42) [YouTube] which explains why flu can be so serious and why it’s important to get vaccinated. 

Good to know

The County Council flu vaccination programme is an occupational scheme.  It delivers the same vaccination as the NHS, but because it’s a private vaccination it isn’t shared with the NHS so you may want to inform your GP if you’ve been vaccinated through work.

The clinics will be provided by Kay’s Medical, who also ran the clinics last year.  Their nursing staff will deliver the vaccinations.

The flu vaccination can’t give you flu – you might have mild symptoms for a couple of days as a result of your immune response but these aren’t anything to worry about.

If you’re eligible for a Covid-19 booster, you don’t need to wait to have your flu vaccination.

New flu vaccines are produced every year to protect against the strains most likely to be in circulation, which is why people are advised to be vaccinated every year.

Further questions or advice

If you’ve got any questions about the flu vaccination programme please check our Frequently Asked Questions

If you need any other help, please email flu.vacs@nottscc.gov.uk

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