Flu vaccine prevents against the virus influenza.Vaccination is strongly recommended for:

• Those with a long-term medical condition such as diabetes, heart, kidney, liver, lung or neurological disease,
• People whose immune system is impaired due to disease or treatment,
• Persons with a body mass index (BMI) over 40,
• Pregnant women (can be given at any stage of pregnancy)
• Persons over 65-years old