Vaccination is strongly recommended for:
- Persons 65 and over,
- Those with a long-term medical condition such as diabetes, heart or lung disease,
- Healthcare workers,
- Residents of nursing homes and other long stay institutions,
- Carers,
- People whose immune system is impaired due to disease or treatment,
- People with regular close contact with poultry, water fowl or pigs,
- Persons with a body mass index (BMI) over 40,
- Pregnant women with long term medical conditions or whose immune system is not working,*
- Pregnant women who do not have long term medical conditions but have not previously received Swine Flu vaccine
IT Sligo is NOT currently offering the Flu vaccine to students; if you wish to get the Flu vaccine you should contact your own GP