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Workplace Flu Vaccinations
Now is the time to vaccinate your staff against the flu.
Influenza can attack fit healthy persons. Staff with influenza lose days off work. Some infected staff stay at work and infect others so there are more staff days lost as it spreads around the office.
Workplace flu vaccination is a cost effective way to improve productivity
Australian 2009 influenza season vaccine contains the following three virus strains:
- A (H1N1): an A/Brisbane/59/2007 (H1N1) - like strain
- A (H3N2): an A/Brisbane/10/2007 (H3N2) - like strain,
- B: a B/Florida/4/2006 - like strain
Flu Fast Facts
- Influenza can be a serious disease with significant complications and restriction of day to day activities.
- Symptoms of influenza include the sudden onset of fever, muscle pain, sore throat, dry cough, headache, and tiredness which may persist for several weeks
- Flu vaccine has been shown to be very effective at preventing influenza.
- Flu vaccine does not prevent the common cold.
- Flu vaccine cannot give you the flu.
- Flu vaccine is given in the arm and takes 2 weeks to be fully protective.
- Most people have no significant problems from the vaccine.
- Discomfort, redness and swelling at the injection site is the most common side effect.
- Very Occasionally - fever, tenderness in the muscles and tiredness may occur within a few hours of vaccination and may last 1-2 days
Make an appointment to come in for a flu shot - call us on 07 3221 9066 or email clinic@thetraveldoctor.com.au.
For Workplace Flu programs delivered to your workplace - we recommend Medimobile. Tell them we sent you.
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