Workplace Flu Vaccination Consent Forms

Employers considering scheduling a flu vaccination drive for their company or organization

will need to take a few simple steps to ensure the event is a success. These steps include choosing a program manager, setting a date, promoting the event, determining the number of participants, and preparing the facilities. Another step in this process is the completion and collection of employee consent forms. Before the company administering the influenza vaccine can do so, the employees participating in the vaccination drive must complete and sign a consent form. This form will provide the employee with information in regard to the vaccination and assess their fitness to receive the flu vaccine.

Explaining the Flu Vaccination -

The consent form provides employees with information regarding both the flu and the flu vaccine. This form gives a brief explanation of how influenza or the flu is spread, its symptoms, and how long these symptoms may last. According to the consent form approximately 5 to 20 percent of the community may be affected by influenza on an annual basis. This information helps participants understand the importance of receiving the flu vaccine not only for their own health but the health of others as well.

Participants completing the form will be required to answer nine "yes" or "no" questions. These questions include things such as: do you have any allergies? Do you have any medical conditions? Are you taking any medications? The company administering the vaccine will review the information provided on the consent form and determine the participant's fitness to receive the vaccine. The consent form also encourages participants to read sections of the Consumer Medicine Information entitled "Before receiving (influenza vaccine)" and "Side effects."

The consent form further advises participants of what they can expect after they receive the vaccination. Flu vaccines often produce side effects, most of which are not serious and require no medical intervention. Side effects of the flu vaccine may include redness, tenderness or swelling at the injection site. Some participants may experience symptoms such as muscle pain and a mild fever. These side effects generally last only a few days. The consent form encourages participants to seek medical attention if they experience any severe or long lasting side effects.

What Signing the Consent Form Means -

When a participants signs the consent form to receive the flu vaccine, they are stating that they have read and understood the information contained in the consent form and the Consumer Medicine Information. Participants are confirming that they have had their questions satisfactorily addressed by a doctor or pharmacist prior to receiving the vaccination. Lastly, by signing the consent form participants are agreeing to receive the flu vaccination from the administering company.

by: Eva Judge

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