{"id":30,"date":"2019-02-13T13:06:08","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T02:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medpro.co.nz\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2024-04-16T20:24:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T08:24:52","slug":"workplace-flu-vaccinations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medpro.co.nz\/workplace-flu-vaccinations\/","title":{"rendered":"Workplace Flu Vaccinations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_type=&#8221;circular&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.74) 0%|rgba(2,170,208,0) 38%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.74)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(2,170,208,0)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end_position=&#8221;38%&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/medpro.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Flu-vaccination1200-x-628.jpg&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat-x&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;ramp&#8221; bottom_divider_height_tablet=&#8221;65px&#8221; bottom_divider_height_phone=&#8221;25px&#8221; bottom_divider_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Flu vaccination1200 x 628&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; min_height=&#8221;512px&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Our Classes Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;70px|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;50px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221; 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International studies have shown significant cost savings with a workplace flu vaccination programme, reducing absenteeism, and doctor visits, as well as increasing productivity at work.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_6_text_color=&#8221;#02aad0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h6>Some points worth noting&#8230;<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Being fit and healthy does not stop you from catching the flu &#8211; it is easily spread and anyone can catch it.<\/li>\n<li>20% of people catch the flu each year, and a number of those still turn up to work, often unaware they have caught the virus. They then pass it on to their co workers and families.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The flu virus changes each year so annual vaccination is required.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Vaccination is the best protection against the flu and reducing its impact.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Remember vaccination protects not only the person vaccinated, but the people around them who may be more vulnerable. The elderly, children, pregnant women, and people with low immunity are at high risk of dying from the flu.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||5px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Influenza (Flu) Vaccine in 2024<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; 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Being fit and healthy does not protect you. Influenza spreads very easily and up to 1 in 5 people still get influenza every year. By having the vaccination you can protect yourself &amp; reduce the chance of bringing it home to a baby, an older relative or someone with a medical condition who could become seriously ill from the Flu.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;||on||||||&#8221; header_6_text_color=&#8221;#02aad0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h6>&#8220;The viruses are different each year, so the vaccine doesn&#8217;t work&#8221;<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Each year the World Health Organisation studies the different strains of the Flu around the world. 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