RCGP Statement on Flu vaccination
30 June
2006
“We want to praise the work of GPs who last
year delivered the highest ever flu vaccination rate of 75.3% in
the over 65s. With this latest announcement GPs will need to have a
good idea of how long we will be without full stocks of the flu
vaccine. In the meantime, we would urge GPs to intensify their
arrangements to deliver the vaccine they have over a shorter
period. Ideally additional protection from flu should be
offered to the at-risk groups before November when flu often begins
to set in. We also support the CMO’s recommendations on which
at-risk groups to target with the vaccine first to avoid pressure
on GP vaccination systems.”
Dr Douglas Fleming, Director of the RCGP Flu
Unit
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