Vaccines research: Looking at why some people get vaccinated and some do not

Getting a flu vaccination

Most people knew about the flu vaccination programme.

Their information about the flu vaccination programme came from:

- NHS invitation letters

- GPs and nurses

- posters in GP surgeries and pharmacies

- adverts on TV

- information in their workplace - particularly for NHS employees

People were most worried about the risk to their health when deciding if they should get the flu vaccine.

Other things they thought about were:

- if the vaccine worked and was safe

- if the vaccine had side effects

- Covid-19 and flu being in circulation at the same time

Most people had a good experience of getting the flu vaccination.

There were mixed views about getting the flu vaccination at the same time as the Covid-19 vaccination.

Some people thought this was good because it saved time.

Some people were worried there would be more side effects and this put them off getting vaccinated.