{
  "id": 14472467,
  "title": "Protect yourself and others: get a flu vaccination",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/protect-yourself-and-others-get-a-flu-vaccination",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-13T10:24:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CERN",
    "slug": "cern",
    "url": "https://home.cern/protect-yourself-and-others-get-a-flu-vaccination/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As the influenza season draws near, the CERN Medical Service is reminding all employees and visitors working on the CERN site to consider getting a flu vaccination. This simple step can help protect both the individual and those around them from the potentially severe effects of the flu.\n\nTo receive the vaccination at CERN, anyone working on-site must bring their own vaccine and complete a medical questionnaire at the infirmary, confirming they have no contraindications to vaccination. The vaccination will only be administered if both of these conditions are met. Following the vaccination, a medical prescription is provided to the patient, which can be used by their health insurance provider to cover the cost of the vaccine.\n\nCERN retirees and their families can also get vaccinated in France or Switzerland through their general practitioner or local pharmacy, with reimbursement from the CHIS according to its own rules. The vaccination is available at the CERN infirmary, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and again from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information on the flu vaccination, visit the CERN Health & Safety website at https://hse.cern/fluvaccination.",
  "summary": "The influenza season is approaching and with it comes the consideration of getting a flu vaccination to protect yourself and others. The CERN infirmary will vaccinate any person working on the CERN site (MPE, MPA, temporary workers and contractors) provided the person brings their own vaccine and that the relevant medical questionnaire at the infirmary […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}