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I agree. I have never found any evidence to convince me that providing flu vax to a healthy working population was of any benefit, unless they were at risk ie healthcare workers, teachers etc. When I looked at the 'figures' for one employer I worked with a few years ago I found that those employees who never went off sick didn't go off sick after the vaccination and those who did take time off sick did go off after vaccination. At the end of the day those individuals who need the vaccination should get it for free from their GP's. Jeremy R F Smith RGN BSc Hons (OHN) SCPHN Occupational Health Manager - KCC 01622 605518 (VPN 7000) EXT 5518 Personnel & Development Making KCC a Great Place to Work -----Original Message----- From: Caroline Russell [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 24 November 2005 13:35 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Flu Vaccination : Is It Necessary? - useful papers Hi Paul Thanks for that. I can see the argument for immunising health care workers but remain unconvinced about the efficacy of widespread immunisation in the general working population. What are your thoughts? Regards Caroline > Message Received: Nov 24 2005, 01:25 PM > From: "Paul Darcy" > To: [log in to unmask] > Cc: > Subject: Re: Flu Vaccination : Is It Necessary? - useful papers > > Dear list, > > you may find the attached documents of interest as they discuss the > efficacy of the vaccine in well adults.. > > Regards > > Paul > > > > Paul D'Arcy, > Clinical Nurse Leader > > Occupational Health > Hammersmith Hospital > > Developing And Supporting People To Make Healthcare Better > > Direct Line 020 8383 1024 > Internal Ext 31024 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust notice: The contents of this e-mail are confidential to the ordinary user of the e-mail address to which it is addressed and may also be privileged. If you are not the addressee of this e-mail you may not copy, forward, disclose or otherwise use it in any form whatsoever. If you have received this e-mail in error please telephone the Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust on +44 (0)20 8846 1234 and ask for the person who sent you the email. Please also delete the message from your computer. [end] > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Please remove this footer before replying. > > For list archives and documents, go to > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html > > For jobs in Occupational Health, go to > http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/OHJobs/> > [ Control and prevention of Flu.pdf (711.2 Kb) ] > [ Support Infectious dis1.7.pdf (152.8 Kb) ] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. For list archives and documents, go to http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html For jobs in Occupational Health, go to http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/OHJobs/