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Latest
Information
For the
latest on symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, complications click on this
link:
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Flu/Pages/Treatment.aspx
Symptom
Checker
You can check your symptoms in the NHS symptom checker here
www.nhs.uk/nhsdirect
Flu Prevention
The best way to prevent flu is
by having a flu jab. It can prevent flu in up to 8 out of 10 people, and people
who catch flu will have milder symptoms if they have been vaccinated.
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The flu jab cannot give
you flu
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People at risk of flu need
a jab every year – having one last year won’t protect you this year
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The flu jab can be given
quickly and easily. There are rarely any side effects.
If you are in a high risk
group you should have a flu jab.
Free Flu
Jabs for High Risk Groups
Flu can be a very serious disease for some people. We offer a free annual flu
jab to the following high-risk patients:
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chronic
(long-term) lung disease
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chronic
heart disease
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chronic
kidney disease
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chronic
liver disease
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chronic
neurological disease (such as stoke and TIA)
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a
weakened immune system (caused by disease or medical treatment)
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diabetes mellitus
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multiple Sclerosis and related conditions
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hereditary and degenerative disease of the central nervous system; and
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Patients in
long-stay residential care homes or in other long–term care where infections
are likely to spread rapidly and cause high morbidity and mortality (this
does not include prisons, young offenders institutions, university halls of
residence etc.)
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Patients
who receive a carer’s allowance or who are the main carer for an elderly or
disabled person whose welfare may, in the judgement of their GP, be at risk
if the carer falls ill. This should be given on an individual basis at the
GP’s discretion.
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