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Create Business Buy-In for Employee Flu Shots

Posted by Becky Squiers on Thu, Sep, 24, 2015

Did you know that 5-20% of people get sick with the flu every single year?

Did you know that your business could take a huge hit because of the widespread nature of flu season?

It’s true. Flu season can severely impact your business. It can lead to losses in productivity, sick employees, and employees distracted by sick children.

The CDC and a variety of scientific research suggest that getting the flu shot and striving towards herd immunity is the best way to stay healthy during flu season. But a majority of people still aren’t being vaccinated.

So what can your business do?

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Topics: Workplace Flu Shots

10 Ways to Prepare Your Office for Flu Season

Posted by Becky Squiers on Thu, Aug, 27, 2015

Preparing your office for flu season is essential in maintaining a healthy workforce throughout the fall. It’s estimated that 5-20% of the population gets the flu every year, leading to 111 million workdays lost to influenza.

Take a stand and take back your office productivity this fall by being proactive about flu protection. Check out our webinar recording to learn ten actionable tips that can help you get started.

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Topics: Workplace Flu Shots

Tips for Hosting a Successful Employee Flu Shot Clinic

Posted by Becky Squiers on Thu, Jul, 23, 2015

Flu season is just around the corner. Whether you’ve gotten your flu shot clinic scheduled or not, it’s still important to plan ahead and try to host the most successful clinic possible.

And that’s where we come in.

We’ve put together a simple guide to help you truly get the most out of your flu shot clinic this fall. You can download the free guide for the latest tips and tricks for hosting a corporate flu clinic.

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Topics: Workplace Flu Shots

Answers to Your Top 10 Questions About Planning a Corporate Flu Shot Clinic

Posted by Becky Squiers on Thu, Jun, 04, 2015

Corporate flu shots are one of the best ways to protect your office from a flu epidemic. Even though we are still a ways out from flu season, it’s important to start thinking about your corporate flu shots early. The vaccine market is shifting, so planning early helps you be sure you’ll get the exact number and type of flu shots you want.

As you start to dive in to planning your flu clinic, keep these common questions in mind.

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Topics: Workplace Flu Shots

In Case You Missed It…The Shifting Corporate Flu Shot Landscape Webinar

Posted by Becky Squiers on Thu, May, 14, 2015

We recently hosted a webinar about the corporate flu shot landscape, and how it will be changing in coming years. If you weren’t able to make it to the webinar, that’s okay! All you need to do is:

  • Check out this blog recap
  • Watch the webinar recording
  • Let us know if you have any questions
  • And, keep your eye on our content for future webinar opportunities
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Topics: Workplace Flu Shots

Flu Review: Looking Back at the 2014-15 Flu Season

Posted by Becky Squiers on Thu, Apr, 02, 2015

Are we there yet? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we are just about to the end of the 2014-15 flu season!

We all know that this flu season was an interesting one. With the circulating strains a bit different from that in the virus, we saw a pretty active flu season. Check out the major takeaways from this past flu season.

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Topics: Workplace Flu Shots, Wellness at Work

Vaccine Preview for Your 2015 Flu Shot Clinic

Posted by Becky Squiers on Thu, Mar, 12, 2015

As this year’s flu season winds down, we’re getting amped up to prepare for the next flu season. We know it might seem early, but there’s no time like the present right?! Plus, the World Health Organization recently released their suggestions for next year. So, we’d like to get this awesome flu clinic information to you as soon as possible to let you start thinking about scheduling your clinic for this fall.

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Topics: Workplace Flu Shots, In the News

Why Your Corporate Flu Shot Was Worth It

Posted by Becky Squiers on Mon, Jan, 19, 2015

The cat is out of the bag about the flu shot. As you have probably seen, this year the effectiveness of the flu shot is not quite up to par because of a mutated flu strain that seems to be circulating. That’s not to say, however, that the flu shot is worthless!

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Topics: Workplace Flu Shots, Healthy Workplaces, Wellness at Work

Flu Myth: Can the Flu Shot Make You Sick?

Posted by Becky Squiers on Mon, Dec, 15, 2014

Do you believe the flu shot will give you the flu? If so, you are one of 43% of Americans with that same common misconception. We are here to help debunk that myth, and explain why the flu shot truly is beneficial for you and your company.

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Topics: Workplace Flu Shots

How to Avoid a Sore Arm After Your Workplace Flu Shot

Posted by Jamie Bell on Tue, Sep, 30, 2014

Up to 64% of adults and children who receive the flu shot experience pain and/or soreness at the site of the injection, making it the most common side effect of the vaccine. Many patients unpleasantly describe it as feeling like they were "getting punched in the arm," and we understand that it can be a real discomfort for the one or two days it takes for the soreness to go away. Luckily, there are a few simple steps you can take to reduce or avoid this experience when you attend an on-site flu clinic this year

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Topics: Workplace Flu Shots

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