MPs 'shocked' by low flu vaccine rates among social care staff

In the UK, MPs say they have been shocked to discover that only 25% of social care staff looking after the elderly and vulnerable are vaccinated against flu. A report from the House of Commons science and technology select committee says it is as important for social care staff including those who work in care homes to be vaccinated as it is for hospital staff – if not more so. The MPs were also disturbed to find that data on flu vaccine takeup by social care staff is not routinely collected.