Terry amps up vaccinations
March 4, 2013
TERRY White Chemists is
preparing to tackle winter head on,
with an expansion of its flu
vaccination program.
According to the company the
initiative will be the “most
comprehensive flu vaccination
program to date, with more than
10,000 appointments on offer
throughout the Terry White
Chemists network”.
2013 marks the third year that
Terry White has run the flu
program, with the new expansion
sparked by overwhelming interest
experienced during 2012 from both
consumers and businesses.
“Some sectors of the community
had initial reservations about the
capacity of pharmacy to deliver
these types of programs, but the
success on all counts has been
undeniable,” said Terry White
Chemists Clinic Advisory
Pharmacist Krystel Tresillian.
“Consumers have voted with their
feet and to be honest, so much so
that we have at times struggled to
keep up with demand”.
The vaccination program kicked
off at the start of March, and sees
Terry White partner up again with
Revive Clinics who provide the nurse
practitioners to deliver the inpharmacy
vaccinations.
Thevaccinations are priced at $25.
“This year Terry White Chemists
worker’s influenza program will target
small to medium business owners
keen to make flu shots available to
their staff as a way of staving off
flu-related dips in productivity,” a
company statement said.
“We know that people with the
flu are likely to take a bit of time off
– you do feel quite miserable with
the flu and rest is the best
treatment.
“But even when staff are back from
sick leave they are often feeling a
little worse for wear - we know
from the research this type of
presenteeism can see staff at work
operate at a lower productivity level
for quite a few days if not, weeks.
“A flu vaccination may not stop
you getting the flu altogether but it
is your best defence which is a plus
for the employee and also their
employer,” the statement added.
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