07/04/2021
Book your 2021 Flu shots now. Walk- ins welcome! It is recommended you receive your flu shot at the beginning of the flu season (April/May) and more importantly a 2 week gap between a flu shot and a COVID-19 vaccination is advised.
The flu vaccine can help to protect you and your loved ones from infection caused by the influenza virus. The more people who are vaccinated in the community, the less likely it is for the disease to spread. This is called ‘herd immunity’. Because the strains of flu virus constantly change every year, the vaccine composition is reviewed and updated as needed, based on the most common circulating strains, and how effective the previous season’s vaccine was in protecting against those viruses.
The Australian Government recommends everyone over the age of 6 months old get a flu vaccination, so almost everyone should get it. The flu can affect people of all ages, however it’s particularly important for a number of people who are at higher risk than others:
Babies
People over 65 years
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin adults over 15 years
Pregnant women
People with weakened immune systems or chronic health conditions
People who are obese
People who smoke
People who haven’t been vaccinated against the flu
There is no live virus in the flu vaccine, so you cannot get the flu from the flu vaccine
The composition of the flu vaccine changes every year to keep up with the constantly changing flu virus. We are offering the quadrivalent flu vaccine, which protects against four of the most common strains
The flu vaccine is safe for pregnant women at all stages of their pregnancy
