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2026/27 flu season

Flu vaccination vouchers for your team

Flu knocks out whole teams every winter. Give your employees a voucher for a flu jab at a local pharmacy, and keep your business running while everyone else is off sick.

Order vouchers

£17 per employee, VAT exempt

A pharmacist giving a flu vaccination to a woman
  • £17 per voucher
  • Book at a local pharmacy
  • No clinic to organise
  • Pay by invoice

Why offer flu vouchers?

Every year flu leads to lost working days and stretched teams. A voucher is one of the simplest things you can do about it.

Protect your team

Reduce the chance of flu working its way round the office and knocking out half the team at once.

Fewer sick days

Flu can mean a week or more off work. Fewer cases means less disruption and less cover to find.

Keep things running

A healthier team through the winter is a more focused, more productive one.

Show you care

A small, practical benefit that tells your people their wellbeing matters to you.

Minimal admin

No workplace clinic to organise. We handle the order and employees book their own appointment.

Just £17 per person

An affordable way to avoid the far higher cost of sickness absence and lost productivity.

How it works

Four steps, and you only have to do the first one.

  1. 1

    Place your order

    Tell us how many employees want a voucher using the form on this page.

  2. 2

    We confirm and invoice

    We contact you to finalise the list of employees and send your invoice.

  3. 3

    Employees book online

    Each employee registers their voucher and books at a pharmacy that suits them.

  4. 4

    Get vaccinated

    They attend their appointment and redeem the voucher for their flu jab.

Order your vouchers

Tell us who you are and how many employees want a voucher. There is nothing to pay now: we will be in touch to confirm the details and send your invoice.

  • £17 per employee, VAT exempt
  • A confirmation email as soon as you order
  • Employees choose a pharmacy that suits them

Who can benefit?

Most working-age adults are not eligible for a free NHS flu jab. It is mainly offered to people aged 65 and over, pregnant women, people with certain health conditions, carers and frontline health and social care workers. Vouchers give the rest of your team the same protection.

One voucher per employee, £17 each.

Estimated total

£170

VAT exempt

No payment now. We will confirm your order and send an invoice.

Frequently asked questions

£17 per employee for the 2026/27 season, VAT exempt. Nothing is charged when you order: we confirm the details with you and then send an invoice.

A vaccine helps your immune system learn to recognise and fight a specific infection. The flu jab contains inactivated (killed) flu viruses or parts of them, so it prompts your body to make antibodies against flu without giving you the illness.

Flu viruses change constantly and protection from the vaccine fades over time. Each February the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends which strains the vaccine should cover for the coming winter, so a new vaccine is made every year to match the strains expected to circulate.

All flu vaccines used in the UK for the 2026/27 season are trivalent: they protect against two influenza A strains and one influenza B strain. The pharmacist will choose the right vaccine for each person's age and health. Some flu vaccines are made using hen's eggs, so anyone with an egg allergy should tell the pharmacist when they book.

Pharmacies start vaccinating in the autumn. October or November is ideal, so people are protected before flu usually starts circulating widely over the winter. It is still worth getting vaccinated later in the season if you miss that window.

It takes around 10 to 14 days after vaccination for your body to build protection against flu. Protection lasts for the flu season, which is why a new jab is needed each year.

Effectiveness varies from season to season, depending on how closely the vaccine matches the strains in circulation. Even when it does not prevent infection completely, people who have been vaccinated and still catch flu usually have milder symptoms. It remains the best protection available against flu.

Some people have a sore arm after vaccination, and some feel slightly unwell, with a mild temperature and aching muscles, for a day or two. These are normal reactions to the vaccine, not flu. Serious side effects are very rare.

No. The injected vaccine contains inactivated viruses and cannot give you flu. If someone falls ill shortly after vaccination, it is likely to be a different virus, or they were already incubating flu before the vaccine had time to work. The flu vaccine does not protect against colds, COVID-19 or other winter illnesses.

Yes. Flu vaccines have an excellent safety record and are given to millions of people in the UK every year. They are the best protection we have against an unpredictable virus that can cause serious illness.

Influenza (flu) is a highly infectious illness of the lungs and airways. It is not the same as a cold. Symptoms can include a high temperature, headache, aching muscles, tiredness, a dry cough, a sore throat and loss of appetite. Most people recover within a week or two, but flu can lead to serious complications such as bronchitis and pneumonia, especially for older people and those with certain health conditions.

Flu spreads quickly in shared spaces such as offices, schools and care homes. It passes through droplets from coughs and sneezes, and from touching surfaces where the virus has landed and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes. People can pass flu on from the day before their symptoms start, so they may spread it before they know they are ill.

Still have questions?

We are happy to talk it through before you order.

02382 025160 hello@kateunderwoodhr.co.uk

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