Isle of Man Government - Influenza (Flu)

Flu occurs every year, usually in the winter, which is why it’s sometimes called seasonal flu. It’s a highly infectious disease with symptoms that come on very quickly.

Flu can affect anyone, but some people are more susceptible to the effects of flu. For them, it can increase the risk of developing more serious illnesses such as bronchitis and pneumonia, or can make existing conditions worse. In the worst cases, flu can result in a stay in hospital, or even death. The flu vaccination helps to prevent these risk to health.

Those who should consider having a flu vaccination

All those who have any condition listed above, or who are:

aged 65 years or over
living in a residential or nursing home
the main carer of an older or disabled person
a frontline health or social care worker
pregnant, see below
children of a certain age

Those aged 50 to 64 years old will also be offered flu vaccination this year.

For full details see: The flu vaccination: who should have it and why?

Manx Care is pleased to offer the childhood flu vaccine to children aged 2-3 years through their GP and to school children from Reception through to Year 6. This year, the programme is also being extended, to
include all secondary school aged children years 7 to 11.

The leaflets and guidance documents below provide more detailed information on the Isle of Man flu vaccination programme. Some documents have been adapted for local use by Public Health Isle of Man with kind permission from Public Health England.

View the sections below with information for the public and information for professionals.

For the public

Guidance

Guidance: The flu vaccination: who should have it and why?
22 July 2021

School Programmes

Guidance for parents and carers

Flu leaflets and information

Protect your child against flu - information for parents and carers of preschool and primary school aged children
18 August 2021

School Years 7-11 years

Protect yourself against flu - Information for those in school years 7 to 11
18 August 2021

Translations into other Languages

Translated copies of some of the above leaflets are available in these languages English, English large print, Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Chinese, Estonian, Farsi, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Latvian, Lithuanian, Panjabi, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Turkish, Twi, Ukrainian and Urdu.

Disclaimer: The contents of these translated documents may differ slightly from local literature produced to support the Isle of Man COVID-19 Vaccination Programme.

Flu vaccination for children: leaflets and posters (gov.uk)

Flu vaccination for adults (gov.uk)