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QUEENSLAND HEALTH FREE FLU VACCINATION - Now Available at Doctors at Australia Fair

GOOD NEWS FOR ALL QUEENSLANDERS!!!!


Queensland Government has extended the availability of the Free Flu Vaccination to 17th July 2022.


PROCESS

Queenslander with Medicare

Prior to your flu vaccination, you will be seen by a doctor to assess your health status and to receive consent for the flu jab. GP consultations are bulk-billed for the Flu Vaccination.


Queenslanders without Medicare

If your do not hold a Medicare card, you can still receive the flu vaccine for free, however you will be billed privately for your consultation with the GP prior to your vaccination.


If you are a part of the National Immunisation Program (NIP), you can get your free flu jab at our medical centre.


People eligible for a free influenza vaccination through NIP include:

  • People aged 65 years and over

  • Pregnant women (at any stage during pregnancy)

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 6 months and over

  • All children aged 6 months and over to less than 5 years

  • People aged 6 months and over with certain medical conditions that increase their chance of severe influenza and its complications.

The influenza vaccination can be received at the same time as a COVID-19 vaccination dose.

PLEASE BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT TO

RECEIVE YOUR FREE INFLUENZA VACCINE

&

KEEP YOUR COMMUNITY SAFE




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