In Wales, you may be eligible for a flu vaccine if you work with birds and are involved in catching, culling, cleaning, or processing poultry.
You must be aged 18 or over, live in Wales and meet the following criteria to get a flu vaccine:
1. You work on a site with suspected or confirmed ‘avian’ bird flu and:
catch or cull birds
clean enclosed areas
collect dead birds
2. You regularly work at or visit registered poultry sites with 50 or more birds and:
routinely visit areas where birds are raised or eggs are produced
collect or remove manure or litter from where birds are raised or eggs are produced
Clean down poultry sheds after the birds have been removed
sort eggs if the sorting areas is part of the production unit
catch or cull poultry in enclosed areas where they are raised or eggs are produced
3. You work in poultry processing units and:
catch and handle live birds
kill and process birds
clean and disinfect areas and equipment covered in bird droppings
Poultry sites are places where birds that are kept in captivity, like chickens, ducks, and turkeys, are raised. Poultry means all birds kept for producing meat or eggs, for making other products, for restocking wild game, or for breeding.