Should I get the flu vaccination in the UK?

Children eligible for the flu vaccine aged between 2 and 17 will usually have the flu vaccine nasal spray. Flu jab for health and social care workers Outbreaks of flu can occur in health and social care settings, and, because flu is so contagious, staff, patients and residents are all at risk of infection. read more

The flu vaccine is readily available from a number of places (Picture: AFP/Getty Images) One of the strains of influenza circulating the UK this year is a type of flu known as H3N2 – also known as ‘Aussie flu’. Health experts are advising that people should go for flu vaccinations after the strain has taken the lives of people in Ireland. read more

The vaccination will help your body to fight flu viruses. Your body starts making antibodies against the viruses about a week to ten days after the injection. These antibodies help to protect you against similar seasonal flu viruses that you may come into contact with. The seasonal flu vaccine will not protect you against the common cold or other winter viruses. read more