Getting your annual flu vaccine is one of the simplest, safest ways to protect yourself, your family, and your community this winter.

Who should get a flu vaccine?

Anybody can get the flu vaccine, but it’s especially important to do so if you are part of a priority group:

• Adults aged 60 and older.
• Children between 6 months and 5 years old.
• If you are pregnant (any trimester).
• Lung disease e.g. asthma or obstructive pulmonary disease.
• Heart disease.
• HIV/AIDS.
• Kidney disease.

How do I benefit from getting the flu vaccine?

• It reduces your risk of getting flu.
• It makes symptoms less severe.
• It helps prevent severe illness, which can lead to hospital stays or, in extreme cases, death.
• It helps protect vulnerable people around you, such as babies, elderly relatives, people with chronic illnesses, by reducing the spread of the flu.
• It reduces time off work and healthcare costs.

Where do I get a flu vaccine?

• PlatComprehensive and PlatCap members can get their flu vaccines via their preventative healthcare benefit from either our in-house pharmacies or designated service provider (DSP) pharmacies.
• Members on the PlatFreedom option can use our in-house pharmacies or their Pharmacy of choice to get a flu vaccine via their preventative healthcare benefit.
• Members can visit their relevant provider pharmacies and request that the flu vaccine be dispensed on the Scheme benefit.

You can find our in-house pharmacies or DSP pharmacies by using the DSP search tool on our website www.platinumhealth.co.za or WhatsApp 080 000 6942.