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03-Oct-11, 16:40
NHS Highland flu vaccination programme starts

AS Scottish Flu Awareness Week launches, staff from across NHS Highland are receiving their flu vaccinations as part of the NHS Highland flu vaccination programme, which started this week.
All staff, particularly those who have direct contact with patients, are being encouraged to get the vaccine to not only protect their patients but also themselves and their families.
Dr Margaret Somerville, Director of Public Health for NHS Highland, is keen for as many staff as possible to take up the invitation to get vaccinated.
She said: “It is important that as many staff as possible take this opportunity to get vaccinated. Flu is not a minor illness. It makes people feel extremely unwell for two to three days and full recovery normally takes a week. By having the vaccination our staff will not be passing on the virus unintentionally to their patients and they will also be protecting their own health.”
Vaccination clinics are being run across Highland allowing staff to go in when it is convenient for them. Some areas are also running a trolley service where the vaccinators can go into clinical areas for staff who are unable to come to them.
Dr Somerville said: “We want our staff to have a healthy, trouble-free winter not only for their own sake but for their patients as well.”