Everything you need to know about the flu vaccination
A flu vaccination can help protect against unnecessary staff sick days
The flu can cause havoc in the workplace over winter. Giving your employees access to the flu vaccination could help stop the virus before it stops your business.
Flu is a respiratory disease that is highly infectious and, in vulnerable people, dangerous. The viruses that cause flu spread through airborne germs and contaminated surfaces such as phones and door handles, making the office an ideal breeding ground. The flu bug has the potential to keep large numbers of the workforce at home, but making the flu vaccination available to employees can help limit its impact.
The difference between cold and flu
There are 200 viruses that cause colds and three types of flu viruses. Colds and flu share many symptoms, but flu is more serious and debilitating.
Cold symptoms:
Hunter Ruthven was previously editor of Business Advice. He was also the editor of Real Business, the UK's most-read website for entrepreneurs and business leaders at the helm of growing SMEs.
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