Yarmouth Pharmacy 4 Quay Street, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, PO41 0PB Telephone: 0198 376 0260 Email: yarmouthpharmacy @ yahoo.co.uk Opening Times Monday to Saturday - 8.30am to 6pm Sunday - 10am to 4pm _ Open over lunch YARMOUTILPHARMACY FLU VACCINATIONS From Wednesday 21" Sept 2016 FREE FOR ALL PATIENTS: 65 years and over Diabetes Be Chri Diss Living Leaflet for September 2016 iver and Kidney disease ‘Chronic Respiratory Disease *flu complications? a from the NHS? Care Chronic Neurological Disease dhave the flu jab? ‘No appointment necessary ab? Monday to Friday : 9.00am to 12 noon 2.30pm to 5.30pm 3/17 vaccine? Saturday 830am to 1.00pm 200pm o 6000m NO service on 1 15" nd 29* October his pharmacy ratherthan PrOtet 1.000 4.00pm against flu winter ‘© Livingin a long stay care home Receiving a carer’s allowance or are the main carer for an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if you becam A front line health and social care worker. Winter is coming. And with it the usual coughs and colds but more worryingly it also brings flu which can be very serious for certain groups of people. For this reason the NHS offers free flu jabs to adults over 18 and children between 6 and 24 months who are What is the flu vaccine and where can | at risk of flu complications and pregnant women. get it? You are entitled to a free The flu vaccine works by injection if you are: stimulating your body's . Over 65 years immune system to make © Pregnant antibodies against the flu Suffering from a long viruses. There are 3 types of term respiratory flu virus: disease, heart disease, + Type A-this is usually kidney disease, the most serious and is diabetes or a most likely to mutate to a weakened immune new version people are not system iresistant to. Overweight P.T.OType B — this is generally less severe and mainly affects children Type C- this usually causes a mild illness similar to a cold. jectable flu vaccine contains 3 different types of flu virus (usually 2 A types and one B type). The strains are grown in hens’ eggs and then killed and purified into the vaccine. Because the flu vaccine is vaccine either at your local GP surgery or at this pharmacy. Look at our opening times to see when would be a convenient time for you to call in. You do not need to make an appointment. If you are not entitled to a free vaccine you can still have the vaccination privately. As most people who work do not get paid for their first 3 days off sick and so would lose about £150, it is much cheaper a killed vaccine it cannot cause flu. In February each year the World Health Organisation (WHO) assesses the strains of flu virus that are most likely to be circulating | to be protected. Who shouldn’t have the flu jab? Very few people are unable to have the flu jab but you should avoid it if you have had a serious allergic reaction in the past. People with egg allergies are at increased risk of a reaction but there are now egg free jabs. in the northern hemisphere over the following winter. Various manufacturers start producing the vaccine in March and it is available from September. The flu jab for 2016/27 will protect against: | + A/HIN1- the strain that caused the swine flu pandemic in 2009 A/H3N2- this mainly affects the elderly and those with risk factors | Influenza B — this particularly affects children The best time to have a flu jab is October till early November though you can have it later in the winter if you miss out. The vaccine will take 10-14 days to build up your PES immunity. Studies have shown that it does work and will help prevent you getting flu. You can get a flu - If you are ill with a fever it is best to delay your flu vaccine till you have recovered but if itis just a cold with no fever you will be fine. You can have a flu jab if you are taking antibiotics. \ rae For more information or to book a a vaccination for later in the year just call in today. t —— 1 e950" flu Ax \ ec ‘2u0 aa4y e 0} papqua you aie nok y! uoneulD9en e aseyoind ued Nok uaunulodde ue ayew 09 paau ,UOP NOA ‘OTD ‘dn pling 1 Aun snoA 104 shep pT-OT 2123 ACW ‘6D “Ny 8UNI9B MOA qUanaad diay jlIm pue 40M SBOP 21 UMOYS BAeY salpmis ‘gO “a ezuanyul pue ZNEH/V ‘TNTH/V ‘ZO “STUIA ny ayR }eNe 03 Sarpognue ayeu 0} Wayshs auNWILUL sApog nod sazejnuuns 3u}29en au ‘91 “2! SSIW MOA J! JaqUIM BUR UI Jaye] 3! AAeY WED NOA Ing JaqWIBAON AYES 1.940200 Jo SuruulBaq ays Wos4 ‘SO “s19Ys0M aie e905 pue yAJeay aul] IUOY O1e “It Je} ADR JE YSL4 Ye aq ACU! 3ue}|am asoym Uosiad palqesip Jo Ajiapla Ue Joy 19129 uleW ay axe JO ‘2oUeMO}Ie S,19109 e BAISDAI “34819NUBNO ‘squioy aie9 Aeys UO] Ul ‘suo! pUoD je2!paws UleW1a9 YpIN ‘{ueUBaId ‘G9 JeAO aUOAUY “yD "AreWIEYA [200] 4NOK Ie a1ay so AraBins 45 sno ry ‘€D ‘ny Jo ¥s1s Ie syIUOW 72-9 UaupIIYD ‘VawoM yueUBaLd ‘nly JO S14 3€ BT J9NO SIINPY “7p “swiaysAs BUN! PaUaxEIM JO SUO!Z!PUOD WH1a} UO] YaIM ajdoad ‘uaLuOM UeUBaId “G9 JAD “TD :s4MSUY