Hygiene and behavioural recommendations.
Please follow the recommendations on hygiene and social distancing. This will protect you and others from flu and other viruses.
Get a flu vaccination.
The simplest and most effective way of protecting yourself against flu is to get the annual flu vaccination in the autumn. It is particularly recommended if you have an increased risk of flu complications, or if you have direct contact in a work or social capacity with people who have an increased risk of complications.
Wash your hands thoroughly.
Wash your hands thoroughly and regularly with soap and water. For example, when you get home, after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing, and before you eat or prepare food.
Cough or sneeze into a tissue or the crook of your arm.
When you cough or sneeze, hold a paper tissue in front of your mouth and nose. Dispose of paper tissues in the bin after use. Wash your hands afterwards with soap and water. If you don't have a paper tissue to hand, cough or sneeze into the crook of your arm.
Keep your distance or wear a mask.
You can continue to wear a mask if you want to. In addition to protecting you from covid-19, keeping your distance and wearing a mask can also help reduce the risk of transmitting the flu and other pathogens. If you have contact with people who are particularly at risk, it may make sense to wear a mask.
Stay at home if you have symptoms.
If you experience flu symptoms (e.g. chills, a high temperature, feeling unwell, sore throat, cough, muscle and joint pain), stay at home, or leave your workplace, school etc. as soon as possible and go home. Your symptoms may also mean you have COVID-19. Get tested for coronavirus as soon as possible. This also applies if you are vaccinated against COVID-19.
Air several times a day.
Ventilation dilutes the concentration of viruses indoors and allows to reduce the risk of transmission. We therefore recommend that rooms and areas where people from different households are present should be well ventilated on a regular basis. If temperatures permit, it makes sense to leave the windows open for longer periods of time.
Flu vaccination test
Do you belong to a group with an increased risk of complications of influenza? Do the check.