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HE National InďŹ&#x201A;uenza Specialist Group (NISG) says rest home staff should be vaccinated to protect the elderly. NISG communications manager Brenda Saunders told the Times elderly people are the most vulnerable to the inďŹ&#x201A;uenza virus even after being vaccinated. Those who have the highest risk of contracting inďŹ&#x201A;uenza also have the poorest response to the vaccine so individual protection may not be enough. Elderly people in rest homes are even more at risk because of the possibility of an outbreak within the facility. It is important for staff in rest homes to be vaccinated as it provides an extra barrier against the virus to protect the residents, said Mrs Saunders. The effectiveness of the inďŹ&#x201A;uenza vaccine is never 100 per cent because it depends on a multitude of things such as age, health and the strains of inďŹ&#x201A;uenza in circulation, she said. NISG is part of the Immunisation Advisory Centre (Imac), a non-proďŹ t group of doctors and nurses who promote the beneďŹ ts of immunisation. Rest homes in east Auckland offer free ďŹ&#x201A;u vaccinations to all their residents and staff. A very small number of residents chose not to receive the vaccine, however, the rate of residents being vaccinated is higher than the staff taking care of them. A staff member at Howick Manor Rest Home said all the residents had received a free ďŹ&#x201A;u vaccination which was also offered to staff but some didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Staff can ... some donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe in it, we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t force them.â&#x20AC;? Marvon Downs Rest Home in Pakuranga claims to have vaccinated 100 per cent of residents according to a staff member who said only a couple of her colleagues didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to. â&#x17E;¤ Turn to Page 5
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