Flu Vaccines

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Flu Vaccines at DH

Funded Flu Vaccines are available at Durham Health from April 2nd 2024

Please call us to book into one of our flu clinics. Drop in service is also available

Funded influenza vaccinations are available for those who meet Pharmac’s 2024 eligibility criteria:

  • people aged 65 years and older
  • pregnant people
  • children 4 years of age and under who have been hospitalised for respiratory illness or have a history of significant respiratory illness
  • people aged 6 months to under 65 years with serious mental health and addiction conditions
  • people aged 6 months to under 65 years with eligible conditions (some examples below) 
    • asthma (who have a prescribed preventer inhaler)
    • diabetes
    • chronic renal disease
    • cancer
    • autoimmune disease
    • some heart diseases

Non-funded flu vaccines cost $30

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Influenza Season is coming

Those at the highest risk from influenza are older adults, immunocompromised individuals, pregnant people and young children, especially those younger than 2 years of age. Influenza can lead to serious complications, such as heart or lung conditions, particularly within these high-risk groups

Immunisation is the best protection against influenza. While it is possible to catch influenza after immunisation, your symptoms are less likely to be severe

Annual influenza vaccination is recommended for two important reasons:

  • protection from the previous vaccination lessens over time
  • the circulating influenza viruses can change and the strains in the vaccine usually change each year in response to the circulating virus pattern