What should I do if I get flu?
What should I do if I get flu?
The best remedy is to rest at home, keep warm and drink plenty of water. You can take paracetamol or ibruprofen to lower a high temperature and relieve aches if necessary. Use a tissue when you sneeze or cough and wash your hands or use hand sanitizer to help stop flu spreading.
Catch it, Bin it, Kill it!
Where can I get more
information?
Visit www.beatflu.org
You can find out more about
flu vaccines, including vaccine contents and
potential side effects,
at www.medicines.org.uk/emc/
by entering the name of the vaccine in
the search box and looking at the patient
information leaflet (PIL).
A schedule showing which immunisations are
routinely offered in Wales is available from
www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk/livewell/
vaccinations/Leaflets/
If you have any questions or want
more information, talk to your
doctor or nurse, call NHS Direct
Wales on 0845 46 47 or visit
www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk/
To order more copies of this leaflet,
email: hplibrary@wales.nhs.uk
or telephone 029 2010 4650.
