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Low Vaccine Uptake in Pregnant Women

Mon, 12/19/2011

Only one in four pregnant women has so far been vaccinated against flu, according to pre-Christmas figures from the UK's Health Protection Agency, leaving women in a precarious position if flu rates increase in coming weeks, when few supplies of vaccine will remain.  Other key findings from the HPA:

Flu Vaccine Now Available!

Mon, 09/12/2011

We are one of the first UK practices to have received a stock of flu vaccine, and our drop-in and call-out services are therefore available with immediate effect. We vaccinate children and adults on a drop-in basis.

 

Children's drop-in service

Thu, 09/08/2011

This season, we are pleased to confirm that our drop-in service extends to children over the age of 6 months, with no appointment necessary. If you'd like to know when vaccines become available, please register for a notification, or check back from time to time...

Young and middle aged adults hit hardest last winter

Sun, 05/15/2011

Young and middle aged adults were hit hardest by last winter’s flu outbreak, the Health Protection Agency has recently confirmed. Compared with other age groups, those aged between 15 and 64 were also most likely to have visited their GPs with flu symptoms, and their rates of hospital admission were also higher.

More children should be vaccinated against flu

Fri, 06/24/2011

A report in the British Journal of General Practice estimates that 7000 lives would be saved each year in the UK, if children over six months and under five years of age were routinely vaccinated against flu.

Department of Health Updates Advice for Pregnant Women and other risk groups

Fri, 10/15/2010

ALL pregnant women should be vaccinated this season - unless they have already had the H1N1 Swine Flu vaccine, in which case flu vaccine is "optional" or "not required".  

 

More progress towards a "universal" flu vaccine

Thu, 07/15/2010

Scientists report significant progress towards the ultimate goal in flu vaccine technology - a single vaccine that could protect all of us against every strain of flu, and that would not need to be updated as strains change each year. Preliminary tests in mice show promising results, but the necessary technology will have to be tested much further before it could be used in humans. Find out more here.  

Study confirms vaccination during pregnancy protects newborn babies

Mon, 05/03/2010

A study of flu vaccination in 340 pregnant women has confirmed that immunity is passed "passively" to the newborn baby, providing protection lasting several weeks. This protection is important because newborn babies are vulnerable to flu infection, but cannot be vaccinated "actively" themselves until they reach the age of six months.