Flu jab should be mandatory for health staff working in high-risk areas, report says

Every healthcare professional working in high-risk areas should have to get the flu vaccine, a new report has recommended.

The Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Workers report led by the Faculties of Occupational Medicine, Pathology and Public Health Medicine at the Royal College of Physicians says that the jab should be made compulsory for those working in areas like emergency departments, cancer wards and intensive care.