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Flu Vaccination

2024/25 FLU VACCINATION SERVICE HAS NOW STARTED.

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What is flu and why get vaccinated?

Flu (Influenza) is a highly infectious disease. For most healthy people, a bad case of flu is worse than a heavy cold and often requires a few days in bed. However, for those with an underlying health condition, there is a risk of causing severe illness and developing serious complications from flu. 

Getting your flu vaccination will significantly reduce your risk of getting flu, keeping your immune system at its strongest and relieving potential strain on the NHS. 

No-one wants to get flu. Apart from the harsh symptoms, many people are concerned about having a length of time off work. Others want to make sure they do not pass it on to the more vulnerable members of your family. Whatever the reason, having the flu vaccine against this year’s strain of seasonal flu can give you protection and peace of mind. 

Flu Vaccinations at Pontprennau Pharmacy are carried out by our two qualified pharmacist clinicians Sam Bajjada and Sian Dafydd. Pontprennau Pharmacy offer NHS flu jabs to people aged 18 years and older who are eligible to receive the jab for FREE. The FREE NHS flu jab for the 2024/2025 flu season is eligible in Wales for: 

  • Adults 65 and over (including those who will be 65 by 31 March 2025) 
  • Pregnant women 
  • People living with someone who’s at high risk from coronavirus (on the NHS shielded patient list) 
  • Frontline health or social care workers 
  • People working directly with patients/clients in health or social care 
  • First responders and members of voluntary organisations providing emergency first aid. 
  • You live in a Care Home 

People with certain medical conditions INCLUDING: 

  • Diabetes 
  • A heart problem 
  • A chest complaint or breathing difficulties, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma that requires regular steroid inhalers or tablets 
  • Kidney disease 
  • Lowered immunity due to disease or treatment (and also close contacts of people in this group) 
  • Liver disease 
  • Had a stroke or mini stroke 
  • A neurological condition like Parkinson’s disease, or motor neurone disease 
  • A missing spleen or a problem with it 
  • Learning disability 
  • Severe mental illness 
  • Morbidly obese (class III obesity). 
  • Epilepsy 

If you do not qualify for a free NHS flu jab, we can still provide you with a private flu vaccination. The price of a PRIVATE flu vaccination 2024/2025 is £20.

Who shouldn’t have the flu jab?

Most people can have a flu vaccination. However, there are a couple of exceptions:

If you are currently unwell with a fever, you should delay getting the flu jab.
If you have an egg allergy, speak to your pharmacists Sam or Sian before getting the jab.

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