Influenza vaccination clinical risk groups
Clinical risk groups | Examples (decision based on clinical judgement) |
Pregnancy |
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Chronic Respiratory Disease |
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Chronic Heart Disease |
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Chronic Renal Disease |
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Chronic liver disease |
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Chronic Neurological Disease |
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Diabetes |
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Immunosuppression |
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- Those living in long-stay residential care homes or other long-stay care facilities where rapid spread is likely to follow introduction of infection and cause high morbidity and mortality (this does not include prisons, young offender institutions, university halls of residence etc.)
- Those who are in receipt of a carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if the carer falls ill. This should be given on an individual basis at the GP’s discretion in the context of other clinical risk groups in their practice.