Despite careful planning, the national influenza vaccination programme went wrong from the outset.

In a study of forty matched nursing homes, staff influenza vaccination rates were 69.9% in the vaccination arm versus 31.8% in the control arm.

Other recommendations include: influenza vaccination once a year, pneumococcal vaccination once every 5 years, and reduction in exposure to environmental air pollution.

Medical services offer basic care and education, on-site treatment, health consultations, referrals, and free influenza vaccinations during the flu season.

There were only five cases noted that might have been associated with influenza vaccinations over a span of eighteen years.