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This blog is from one of COBIS’ Supporting Associates.
Written by Pierre de Mirman, Deputy Global CEO at Pacific Prime
Flu vaccination is a common employee benefit that ensures staff wellbeing and maximum productivity, all of which are crucial for teachers and staff. Beyond ensuring staff productivity and wellbeing, this benefit also helps boost morale and reduce teachers’ workplace absenteeism as well.
Join me in exploring the importance of flu vaccinations for teachers and staff, and why schools should invest in the opportunity to ensure maximum staff wellbeing in this article.
The Benefits of Flu Vaccination for Schools
The first and most obvious reason why flu vaccination is beneficial is it helps ensure the wellbeing of teachers and staff.
Additionally, increased staff wellbeing, also results in greater staff productivity for the school, which then reduces workplace absenteeism for the school as well.
One of the most common reasons for workplace absenteeism is sick leaves, as stated in a study by the World Health Organization (WHO), and increased protection from diseases thanks to vaccination will help reduce the number of sick leaves among teachers and staff.
Flu vaccination for teachers and staff also helps improve morale for the teachers and staff as they feel more valued when schools take precautionary measures to safeguard their health and wellbeing.
The Benefits of Flu Vaccination for Teachers and Staff
As mentioned earlier, one notable benefit of flu vaccinations for schools is increased wellbeing for the teachers and staff as well as increased productivity, morale, and reduced absenteeism due to sick leaves.
Vaccination also gives teachers and staff more peace of mind. This is because, knowing they are protected from diseases, teachers and staff can relax and focus on work, allowing them to teach to the fullest.
Even if they do get sick, the vaccination will at least help reduce the severity of such symptoms so that the teachers and staff can recover quicker from less severe symptoms, allowing them to resume teaching once more.
Teachers: What Should You Do If You Get Sick During the Flu Season?
If you happen to get sick during the flu season, seek medical attention immediately and take any antiviral medications as prescribed accordingly in order to shorten the duration and lessen the severity of the symptoms.
In the meantime, stay at home to avoid spreading the virus to other teachers and staff, as well as the students, and get plenty of rest.
Secure Health Insurance
As you can see, with benefits such as reduced absenteeism for the school and enhanced wellbeing for the teachers and staff, flu vaccination is indeed a win-win for both the school and teachers.
With an adequate group health insurance policy that covers vaccination, schools can also ensure all teachers and staff get vaccinated for maximum wellbeing and productivity, and that’s where we come in.
My team of insurance experts at Pacific Prime UK is renowned for their expertise in tailoring group insurance plans for schools of all sizes. We’re dedicated to providing comprehensive insurance solutions for our clients. Get in touch with my team or send me an email via pierre@pacificprime.com for more information on school insurance.