Flu Vaccinations
FLU CLINICS for 2025 are now open for bookings.
The Department of Health 2024 flu season advice is below. (2025 information is yet to be released)
Annual influenza vaccination is recommended for all people aged 6 months and over, but only the categories below are eligible for free influenza vaccines under the National Immunisation Program (NIP):
- ages 6 months to less than 5 years
- ages 65 years and above
- pregnant women (during any stage of pregnancy)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 6 months and above
- people who have certain medical conditions which increase the risk of influenza disease complications (cardiac disease, chronic respiratory conditions, chronic neurological conditions, immunocompromising conditions, diabetes and other metabolic disorders, renal disease, haematological disorders, and children aged 6 months to 10 years taking long-term aspirin therapy).
The General Practitioners who consult from Blackburn Clinic have decided that ‘Flu Clinic’ consultations (which do not address anything other than the flu vaccine) will be billed to Medicare. If you have your flu vaccine as part of a normal consultation with your regular doctor, normal consultation fees will apply.
If you are not eligible for a free Government flu vaccine, the vaccine will cost $20.