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Flu vaccines 2020 - coming soon

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Flu vaccines for 2020 are expected to be delivered to us in late March or early April. Please note that government stock (for those that qualify for a free vaccine) is not expected until mid April.

BOOKING FLU VACCINE APPOINTMENTS

We cannot be take bookings for flu vaccine appointments until the stock has arrived, as we have no control over delivery dates. Once stock arrives, you will be able to call or book online to make an appointment.

Once vaccines are delivered:

  • we will notify existing patients by SMS that they can book for their vaccine (unless you have opted out of our SMS reminder system) - you can register as a patient by completing a Patient Registration Form if you haven’t already; and

  • we’ll post updates about flu vaccine availability on our website’s News section and on our Facebook page, which you can “Like” to keep updated.

We do not keep a list of patients to specifically contact about flu vaccines, so ensure you check for updates if you don’t receive an SMS.

We do know that there will be plenty of stock available (12.5 million flu vaccines were distributed last year), so you will not miss out.

GOVERNMENT-FUNDED FLU VACCINES

In 2020, government funded flu vaccines will be available for free for:

  • all children aged six months to four years (ie. including four year olds, but not five year olds);

  • all adults aged 65 years and over;

  • all people aged from six months with medical conditions putting them at increased risk of severe flu and its complications (for example, severe asthma, lung or heart disease, low immunity or diabetes);

  • pregnant women (during any stage of pregnancy); and

  • all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged from six months.

You consultation will be bulk billed if you have a valid Medicare card. If you don’t, a $25 consultation fee will apply.

Note that government funded flu vaccines are only available from GP clinics and other official vaccination providers (ie. it is not always available from pharmacies).

People who qualify for a free government-funded vaccine who want to be vaccinated before the government stock arrives can pay for a private vaccine (details below).

PRIVATE FLU VACCINES

If you don’t qualify for a government funded vaccine, you can get a private flu vaccine from us for $20 with a valid Medicare card and your consultation will be bulk billed. If you don’t have a Medicare card, you’ll pay a total of $45 for the vaccine and consultation fee.

You can also read more information about flu vaccines in our Flu Vaccine FAQs.