Flu is a seasonal risk that we face every year. This year we have the added complication of a Swine Flu pandemic - something that will touch every family in Ireland in one way or another. Regardless of the concerns over pandemic, the HSE have recently recommended seasonal flu vaccination for all at risk groups. And for business planning their way through these difficult times, staff vaccination programmes are seen as a key way to ensue that the economy and business maintains continuity and minimises potential losses in 2009.