Services Database Public Health Influenza Vaccination Scheme (Reading and West Berkshire Areas)

The aims of this service are to:

• provide influenza vaccinations to identified groups of employees or others, within the Reading Borough Council boundaries and West Berkshire Unitary Authority employees who present to a participating pharmacy;
• to reduce the serious morbidity and mortality from influenza disease by reducing the transmission of influenza to vulnerable patients/clients;
• maximise the uptake of influenza vaccinations; and
• maintain business continuity by protecting front-line workers within the local authority and care settings.

Not known.