flu vaccination
Flu cases at record levels
Patients urged to get flu shot as confirmed cases surpass 42,000 in three months Influenza case numbers for the first quarter of 2025 are tracking close to 50% higher than …
Free flu vaccine program to continue
Guild welcomes vaccine announcement for Queenslanders, saying it gives community pharmacists “ample time” to secure stock The Pharmacy Guild has welcomed the Queensland Government’s announcement that flu vaccinations will continue …
Misinformation, out-of-pocket costs driving low uptake
Most Australians want national targets to help increase “woeful” adult vaccination rates, survey finds Adult vaccination targets and awareness campaigns could help increase vaccination rates across the country, according to …
‘Safe and professional’: pharmacist flu vax boosts uptake
High rates of satisfaction and increase in vaccination rates from pharmacy-based flu vax, study finds Community pharmacists across the world have contributed to an increased uptake of immunisations by the …
State backs pharmacy in budget
Funding is being made available to support pharmacists to access training to work to their full scope of practice in one state Queensland has announced a $6 million funding package …
Another year of free flu shots in the West
Government allocates $8 million for free influenza vaccinations in Western Australia Pharmacists will continue to provide flu vaccines to patients not eligible for the jab under the National Immunisation …
Guild backs move to boost flu vax uptake
Queensland confirms free influenza shot program for 2024 winter Community pharmacists will continue to play a key role in providing access to free flu vaccines for Queenslanders aged six months …
Pharmacy vax support welcomed
Tassie and WA join other states that have extended their free flu vaccination programs, but there are renewed calls to lower the age of administration The Tasmanian Government has extended …
‘It is not too late to vaccinate.’
Immunisation Coalition congratulates states for extending their free influenza vaccination programs, but calls for all to be extended until the end of the month Some states have extended their free …
‘Record numbers’ get free flu vax in pharmacies
Free flu vaccines program sees school holiday extension in Victoria, but time is running out in Qld The Victorian Government has announced an extension of the free flu vaccines program …
Fighting off a double epidemic
Change continues in the pharmacy vaccination space, with a “winter booster” for COVID and a wider pharmacy presence in flu vax announced. So what else is in store for this …
Significant pharmacy vaccine expansion for WA
WA expands pharmacist vaccine scope to include HPV vax and lowers the flu vax age to five years, as pharmacy bodies call for the same for all other states and …