Join the flu fight! Get your child's flu vaccination today
20/04/2020
The influenza vaccination program is here and with the risks around Coronavirus (COVID-19), now is the time to get your child vaccinated.
The best way to prevent the flu is to get the influenza vaccine. The vaccine will give your child immunity for up to 6-12 months.
What is influenza (the flu)?
The flu is an illness that typically affects the nose, throat and lungs, and can spread easily. One in three children who catch the flu are hospitalised and most flu-related hospital admissions and deaths occur in previously healthy children.The best way to prevent the flu is to get the influenza vaccine. The vaccine will give your child immunity for up to 6-12 months.
Getting the flu vaccine for free
The flu vaccine is free for:- Children aged 6 months to year 6 of primary school
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- asthma
- chronic lung, liver, kidney, heart and neurological conditions
- impaired immunity
- cancer
- diabetes
- metabolic blood disorders
- Trisomy 21
- children on long-term aspirin therapy under the age of 10.
Where can my child receive the flu vaccine?
You can get your child immunised for the flu at your:- GP
- Local immunisation centre
- Stan Perron Immunisation Centre, if you're attending a PCH outpatient appointment
Last Updated:
18/06/2021