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Influenza immunisation plan 2012/13

The Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health (DH) has written to colleagues within the NHS to provide details of the recommended influenza immunisation programme for 2012/13.

The letter notes that the last flu season saw low rates of flu. It also recognises that the virus is unpredictable and that we must avoid complacency and strive for even higher vaccination rates this year.

The letter also contains several Annexes that cover the following areas:

Vaccine uptake aspirations are also set as:

The DH has also published a Seasonal flu plan that contains greater detail and also a section on increasing vaccine uptake among clinical risk groups.

Action: Clinicians should be aware of the target vaccination groups and the uptake aspirations.