Promotional material

The flu vaccination: winter 2014 to 2015

These leaflets explain how you can protect yourself and your children against flu this coming winter.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 28 July 2014
• Last updated: 28 October 2014 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 28 July 2015

See current guidance in the annual flu programme collection.

Documents

The flu vaccination winter 2014 to 2015: who should have it and why (includes information for children and pregnant women)

PDF, 1.11 MB, 12 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email publications@phe.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Flu, your pregnancy and you: what you need to know and do to protect yourself and your baby

PDF, 832 KB, 8 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email publications@phe.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

The flu vaccine should provide protection throughout the 2014 to 2015 flu season.

Most people who have the flu vaccination will not get flu. However, like any vaccine, it does not give complete protection. When the vaccine is well matched to the circulating virus strains, then around 3-quarters of those vaccinated are likely to be protected. The rest may have some protection that could reduce the severity of their symptoms.

Published 28 July 2014
Last updated 28 October 2014 + show all updates

1. 28 October 2014

   Various editorial updates have been made, especially in relation to the vaccination of children with existing conditions and the side effects of the nasal spray vaccine.

2. 28 July 2014

   First published.