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Roll over a family member to find out more about them and how flu affected them. How could flu affect your family?
Age: 36 years old
Occupation: Part time receptionist
Likes: Yoga, romantic comedies and Colin Firth
Free flu jab: No. Catherine has no underlying illnesses.
Protected: No. Did not have a flu jab as she did not know where to get one from.
Transmission risk: Medium to high. Picks max up from school every day.
Impact: Max's illness has not only caused Catherine stress and worry, but she has also had to take time off work to look after him.
Age: 39 years old
Occupation: Office worker
Likes: Football, Stone Roses, Top Gear
Free flu jab: No. James has no underlying illnesses.
Protected: No. Thinks colds and flu are the same thing. Has not had a flu jab.
Transmission risk: Medium. Possibility of catching and passing the virus on at home and at work.
Impact: Had to take four days off work, but worse still, had to watch Max suffer.
Age: 75 years old
Occupation: Retired
Likes: Tea, gossip, spending time with her Grandson
Free flu jab: Yes. NHS recommends flu jab for all individuals 65 years and over.
Protected: Yes. Gets her flu jab on the NHS each winter.
Transmission risk: Low. Has had a flu jab.
Impact: No impact on personal health but has caused worry as her Grandson has been ill.
Age: 7 years old
Occupation: School boy
Likes: Football, skateboarding, computer games
Free flu jab: Yes. Suffers from asthma, a condition that flu can aggravate.
Protected: No. Eligible for a flu jab but has never had one.
Transmission risk: High. The flu virus can easily be spread from child-to-child at school.
Impact: Max spent a week off school and a further week to recover fully from the flu.
