National Flu/Pneumonia Vaccination Programs
A necessary part of corporate health and wellness strategy is flu vaccinations for employees. By scheduling on-site flu shot clinics, you can provide your staff with convenient access to flu shots during the months of November, December and January. It is much more costly to provide in-house flu shots and eliminate time off for employees to get vaccinated or for employees who fall ill because of lack of vaccination.
All flu-shots are administered by registered nurses and are dependent on flu serum availability, and delivered in accordance with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations. (www.cdc.gov)
Pneumonia is an easily preventable disease by vaccination and can affect anyone, although some people are at greater risk than others, including the very old, the very young, and those inflicted with HIV, certain types of cancer, alcoholism, or heart disease.
Who Should Get Flu Shots?
Although Flu shots are beneficial to anyone who wants to reduce their risk of getting or transmitting the flu virus,
they are highly recommended for the following groups:
• Children aged 6-23 months and adults aged 65 years and up
• Residents of nursing homes or other chronic-care facilities
• People of any age who have chronic disorders
• People of all ages who have required regular medical follow-up or hospitalization during the preceding year because of chronic metabolic diseases, renal dysfunction, HIV or other immunodeficiency
• People with respiratory problems
• Those age 6 months to 18 yrs who are receiving long-term aspirin therapy and may be at risk for experiencing Reye syndrome after influenza infection
• Women who will be pregnant during the influenza season
• Those who may transmit influenza to high-risk individuals
• Employees of assisted living facilities or home health care providers
Also…
Frequent travelers consider a flu shot if they plan to travel to the tropics, travel with organized tourist groups at any time of year,
or travel to the Southern Hemisphere during April-September.
Who Should NOT get Flu Shots?
• Infants under 6 months old
• People with anaphylactic allergy to eggs or other components of the vaccine
• People running a fever
Travel Immunization Programs
Do your employees need to travel frequently for business? If so, relieve some of their stress by making immunizations available on site.
Check out the sites below for a full list of requirements:
Traveling Overseas: http://www.nevdgp.org.au/info/travel/tinf/travcheck_medkit.htm
International Travel: http://travel.state.gov/travel/travel_1744.html >> DOWNLOAD OUR CONSENT FORM (PDF) |
