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About the flu

What is flu?

Flu is a highly infectious acute respiratory illness caused by the influenza virus. It affects people of all ages.

Flu vaccine and pregnancy

If you are pregnant you should get the flu vaccine because you are at increased risk of severe complications from flu.

Vaccine for healthcare workers

Healthcare workers prevent the spread of flu and save lives by getting the flu vaccine

Flu causes death and hospitalisation every year.

Flu vaccine is the best protection against flu for at risk groups and health care workers.

You need to get flu vaccine every season as the viruses change every year.

Flu vaccine contains killed viruses - it cannot give you flu.

Healthcare workers are up to 10 times more likely to get flu.

Healthy people can have flu without any obvious symptoms and pass it on.