Based on the recommendation issued by the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic, Canadian Medical Care appeals to the general and professional public to strongly consider getting vaccinated against seasonal influenza in particular with regard to the possible overlapping of the seasonal influenza and with pandemic influenza type H1N1 2009. In the current epidemiological situation, due to the occurrence of pandemic influenza type H1N1 2009, the importance of vaccination against seasonal influenza should not be underestimated. Non-vaccinated individuals may suffer from seasonal influenza which weakens the body's immune system and in the event of infection with pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, the course of disease may be worse than usual.

Influenza ("the flu") is a serious viral disease and is caused by a virus that spreads from an infected person to the nose and/or the throat of others. Every year the flu epidemic spreads almost everywhere around the world, and in the Czech Republic, it usually lasts from January until March. Vaccination is the best defence against the flu epidemic!

Each year 15% of adults and 42 % of children will catch the flu. The flu lowers the immune system and leads to absenteeism at work and/or school and a loss of productivity on the part of the virus carrier.

Očkování proti chřipce má účinnost 88% až 89% a snižuje pracovní neschopnost až o 70%. Očkování je vhodné pro každého, kdo se chce úspěšně vyhnout chřipce.