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FREE INFLUENZA VACCINATIONS

These are now available.  The vaccination for this yearincludes 'Swine flu' protection

Influenza Vaccination is FREE to those considered more vulnerable to "The Flu", this includes:

Anyone aged 65 years or over.

Anyone under 65 years of age with certain medical conditions outlined below.

• Cardiovascular disease — ischaemic heart disease, congestive heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, congenital heart disease, cerebrovascular disease.
• Chronic respiratory disease — asthma (if on regular preventive therapy), and other chronic respiratory disease with impaired lung function
• Diabetes
• Chronic renal disease
• Cancer (patient currently has cancer), excluding basal and squamous skin cancer if not invasive.
• Other conditions — autoimmune disease, immune suppression, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), transplant recipients, neuromuscular and central nervous system diseases, haemoglobinopathies and children on long term aspirin.

For 2010 the following are also entitled to a free vaccine

• Pregnant women
• Those considered to be obese with a BMI of 35 or over

 For any further information on Influenza, take a look at the following site:  www.influenza.org.nz/

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