Pharmacy Excellence - Flu Refresher 2024 / 2025
Introduction
What is flu?
How is the flu virus transmitted ?
Signs and symptoms of flu
Flu complications
At risk groups for NHS flu vaccination programme 2024/2025
Prevalence and burden of Flu
The Immune System
Videos - The immune system
What is a vaccine?
How vaccines work
Types of Vaccine
How the flu changes and affects the vaccine effectiveness
Annual flu vaccinations pt.1
Annual flu vaccinations pt.2
Vaccination consent
Storage and disposal of vaccines pt.1
Storage and disposal of vaccines pt.2
Administration techniques pt.1
Administration techniques videos
Administration techniques pt.2
Anaphylaxis
Basic Life Support
Further reading and resources
Test your knowledge!
Signs and symptoms of flu
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Signs and symptoms of flu
Once infected, most people start showing symptoms from day 2 (although this can range from 1 to 5 days from infection). Customers with flu are most contagious in the first three to four days after their illness begins.
An infected person will have some if not all of the following symptoms:
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