Flu vaccination for pregnant women and children aged two, three and four years

Overview

Are you pregnant or the parent of a child aged two, three of four years old?

If yes to either or both of these questions, we need your help.

Each year the NHS produces and distributes information about the flu vaccine to help people stay well during winter.  As part of this, the NHS aims to make sure that people are aware if they are eligible for a free flu vaccination.  Two groups of people eligible are pregnant women and children aged two, three and four years old.

This short survey asks what you know about the flu vaccine to help the NHS provide the most useful information this winter.

Pregnant women are at increased risk of getting serious complications from flu, compared with other healthy adults.  Flu can also be serious for new-born babies, who can catch the infection from their mothers.

We know that take up of the free flu vaccine amongst pregnant women and children aged two, three and four years old in the east of England has not been as high as it has been for other groups.  This survey is designed to help us understand why people might choose to have the flu vaccination, or not.

For the purposes of this survey, we are interested in the views of pregnant women and parents of children aged two, three and four years old.  Some of these questions may not apply to you, so please just answer the ones that do.

Why your views matter

We want to understand why pregnant women and parents of young children choose to, or choose not to have the flu vaccination.  This will inform future NHS England communications messages about the vaccination.

What happens next

The results of this survey will be used to inform future NHS England communications messages about the flu vaccination.