Bayview Family Practice Workplace Flu Vaccination team is a team of healthcare professionals from Bayview Family Practice who deliver a flu vaccination service to workplaces in the local surrounds. Our vaccination team of doctors and nurses fully trained and experienced in providing this to adults and children. Our vaccination team co-ordinator , Lisa McGlone can be contacted at vaccinations@bayviewfamilypractice.ie with any queries or questions you may have.
What is flu?
Flu is a common viral infection that’s easily spread to other people through coughs and sneezes.
Flu symptoms include:
- Fever
- Headache
- Sore throat
- Aching body
Viruses that cause flu are most common during the winter months. Adults who are sick with flu often miss days in work. They also miss out on their usual activities, including hobbies and sports.
The following people are eligible for a free Flu vaccination:
- age 60 and older
- age 2 to 17
- a healthcare worker
- pregnant
- living in a nursing home or other long-term care facility
- in regular contact with pigs, poultry or waterfowl
- someone with a health condition that puts you at higher risk of flu (age 6 months and older)
- living with someone who has a health condition that puts them at higher risk of flu
- a carer for someone who has a health condition that puts them at higher risk of flu
People with one or more of these health conditions can get a free Flu vaccine:
- Cancer
- chronic heart disease, including acute coronary syndrome
- chronic liver disease
- chronic kidney failure
- chronic respiratory disease, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis, moderate or severe asthma, or bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- chronic neurological disease including multiple sclerosis, hereditary and degenerative disorders of the central nervous system
- diabetes and other metabolic disorders, including inherited metabolic disorders
- Down syndrome
- haemoglobinopathies
- a body mass index (BMI) over 40
- immunosuppression due to disease or treatment (including asplenia or hyposplenism)
- serious mental health conditions
- children with a moderate to severe neurodevelopmental disorder such as cerebral palsy
- children on long-term aspirin therapy
- any condition that can compromise respiratory function, like spinal cord injury, seizure disorder or other neuromuscular disorder, especially people also attending special schools or day centres
More information on the flu vaccine 2025 can be found on:
HSE website here
Flu vaccine 2025 production information leaflet here