NSW children aged from six months to under five years of age will be offered free influenza shots. Parents can access the free flu shot from their usual immunisation provider: their GP, Aboriginal Medical Service, community health centre or some local councils. (https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation/Pages/kids-flu-shot.aspx)
If you belong to any of the categories below, you are also eligible to receive a free flu shot each year, anywhere in Australia.
Anyone 6 months and over with certain medical risk factors:
- heart disease
- severe asthma (requiring frequent medical consultations or use of multiple medications)
- chronic lung conditions
- diseases of the nervous system which affect your breathing
- impaired immunity
- diabetes
- kidney disease
- haemoglobinopathies
- children aged six months to 10 years on long-term aspirin therapy
All Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 6 months and over
Adults 65 years and over
Pregnant women in any trimester during each pregnancy