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Get the jab that could save your life
28th September 2011
More people died from influenza and pneumonia th
an those who died from breast cancer or prostate cancer in 2009. Last years winter flu outbreak resulted in over 600 deaths in the UK, and thousands more people died with flu as a contributory factor.
The NHS in Sheffield is today urging people at risk of flu to get protected and have the vaccine.
Four groups have been identified as being most at risk:
- Pregnant women and their babies
- People with long term conditions which can be anything from diabetes to asthma, heart diseaseand multiple sclerosis.
- Carers, and
- People over 65 years
Dr Jeremy Wight, Director of Public Health at NHS Sheffield said:
“Having flu is different to catching a cold, and the effects of seasonal flu are often underestimated. Some people are more at risk from flu because they are not able to fight off flue as easily as others, or because if they get flue they are at high risk of serious complications.
They should get the vaccine. Flu can often result in serious complications which require hospital treatment – and sometimes the consequences can be fatal.
“This can be prevented by having the vaccine, which is being provided free at GP surgeries across Sheffield for people with long term conditions, carers, those over 65 and pregnant women.
“Flu is a highly infectious illness caused by a virus. The virus changes every year, as does the vaccine to fight it, so it is important that those at risk protect themselves afresh every year. Getting the free jab protects both them and their loved ones.”
There are additional ways people can protect themselves and those around them. Good hand hygiene - the ‘catch it, bin it, kill it’ technique – reduces the spread of germs. This means carrying tissues, covering coughs and sneezes with a tissue, disposing of the tissue after one use, and cleaning hands as soon as possible with soap and water or an alcohol hand gel.
Posters and information leaflets designed to bust flu myths and help educate people on the importance of getting the jab will be available at local GP surgeries, hospitals and clinics. Copies will also be available on the hospitals, primary care and partnership trusts and ambulance service websites.
20 pharmacies across Sheffield have started to offer the free jabs to people aged between 18-65 who have a long term condition, and pregnant women. These are listed below:
PHARMACY NAME |
ADDRESS 1 |
ADDRESS 3 |
ADDRESS 4 |
POST CODE |
Boots Pharmacy |
4 - 6 High Street |
|
SHEFFIELD |
S 1 1QF |
Boots Pharmacy |
44a High Street |
Meadowhall |
SHEFFIELD |
S 9 1EN |
Charnock Pharmacy |
Charnock Health Primary Care Centre |
White Lane |
SHEFFIELD |
S12 3GH |
Co-operative Pharmacy |
621 Middlewood Road |
|
SHEFFIELD |
S 6 1TT |
Co-operative Pharmacy |
58 Greno Crescent |
|
SHEFFIELD |
S35 8NX |
Co-operative Pharmacy |
503-505 Gleadless Road |
|
SHEFFIELD |
S2 2BS |
Lloyds Pharmacy |
3 - 7 Alderson Road |
|
SHEFFIELD |
S 2 4UA |
Lloyds Pharmacy |
1 Market Square |
|
SHEFFIELD |
S13 7JX |
Lloyds Pharmacy |
266 Gleadless Road |
|
SHEFFIELD |
S2 3AH |
Lloyds Pharmacy |
292 - 294 Handsworth Road |
|
SHEFFIELD |
S13 9BX |
Park Grange Pharmacy |
37 Park Grange Drive |
|
SHEFFIELD |
S 2 3SF |
Sainsbury's Pharmacy |
Archer Road |
|
SHEFFIELD |
S 8 0TD |
Sainsbury's Pharmacy |
Crystal Peaks Shopping Centre |
Eckington Way |
SHEFFIELD |
S20 7PQ |
Tesco Pharmacy |
50 Montgomery Terrace Road |
|
SHEFFIELD |
S6 3BU |
Vantage Pharmacy |
2 Ridgeway Road |
|
SHEFFIELD |
S12 2SS |
Weldricks Pharmacy |
298 Glossop Road |
|
SHEFFIELD |
S10 2HS |
Wicker Pharmacy |
55 - 67 Wicker |
|
SHEFFIELD |
S 3 8HT |
Woodhouse Pharmacy |
5 Skelton Lane |
|
SHEFFIELD |
S13 7LY |
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