Flu vaccination
Please call the clinic on 02 66280505 to book a time with our nurses to have your vaccinationEveryone is now eligible for a free fluvax from the government.
Eligibility for free influenza vaccine
- People aged under 5 or 65 and over
- Pregnant women
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- People with heart disease
- People with chronic lung disease, including COPD, bronchiectasis, and severe asthma
- Other chronic illnesses requiring regular medical follow up or hospitalisation in the previous year, including diabetes mellitus,chronic metabolic diseases, chronic renal failure, and haemoglobinopathies
- Other chronic neurological conditions that impact on respiratory function, including multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries, and seizure disorders
- People with impaired immunity, including from HIV, malignancy and chronic steroid use
Coronavirus vaccination
You can read more about coronavirus vaccination on this pageAn additional 'winter' booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine is recommended for those who are at greatest risk of severe illness from COVID-19. These groups are
- Adults aged 65 years and older
- Residents of aged care or disability care facilities
- People aged 16 years and older with severe immunocompromise.You can click here to check if this applies to you.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 50 years and older.
We do NOT currently have supplies to commence booster Coroanvirus Vaccination Clinics. Local pharamacies and other services government services are providing boosters to eligible people.
You can book using the Vaccine Finder
You can also check or change an existing appointment
If you are younger than 12 return to this page to see when we are ready for your age group.
Eligibility for covid vaccination (aged 18 - 39)
| Conditions | Notes |
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Immunocompromising conditions |
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Haematological diseases or cancers |
Including leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma resulting in immunocompromise Recommend discussion with specialist regarding optimal timing of vaccination |
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Solid organ transplant recipients who are on immune suppressive therapy |
Recommend discussion with specialist regarding optimal timing of vaccination |
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Bone marrow transplant recipients or chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy recipients or those with graft host disease |
Recommend discussion with specialist regarding optimal timing of vaccination |
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Non-haematological cancer |
Diagnosed within the past 5 years or on chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy or targeted anti-cancer therapy (active treatment or recently completed) or with advanced disease regardless of treatment |
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Adult survivors of childhood cancers |
Nil |
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Chronic inflammatory conditions requiring medical treatments |
Including: systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and similar who are being treated with disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) or immune-suppressive or immunomodulatory therapies. Generally not inclusive of people living with osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome or similar non-immunocompromising inflammatory conditions. |
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Primary or acquired immunodeficiency |
Including congenital causes of immunodeficiency and HIV/AIDS |
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Other underlying conditions |
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Chronic renal (kidney) failure with a eGFR of <44mL/min |
Does not include mild-moderate chronic kidney disease |
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Heart disease |
Including ischaemic heart disease, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathies and pulmonary hypertension |
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Chronic lung disease |
Including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, interstitial lung disease. Does not include Mild or moderate asthma |
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Diabetes |
Nil |
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Severe obesity with a body mass index (BMI) ≥ 40kg/m2 |
Nil |
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Chronic liver disease |
Nil |
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Chronic neurological conditions |
Including stroke, dementia, multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease, Parkinson’s disease, cerebral palsy. Generally not inclusive of migraine or cluster headaches |
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Poorly controlled blood pressure (defined as two or more pharmacologic agents for blood pressure control, regardless of readings) |
Nil |
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Those living with significant disability requiring frequent assistance with activities of daily living |
Including Down syndrome, muscular dystrophy, traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, severe intellectual disability |
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Those with severe mental health conditions |
Including schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder |
Proof of Occupation for Healthcare workers
This may include an ID card, a letter from their employer or an Eligibility Declaration Form
The category 'Health Care Workers' includes
- Individuals working in health care including doctors, nurses and midwives, allied health professionals, dental practitioners
- All public and private hospital staff
- Healthcare workers in private practice
- Community pharmacy staff
- All healthcare workers providing in-home and community disability and aged care, including centre-based care
- Workers who regularly engage in person with those receiving aged care or those with a disability in phase 1a or 1b, including aged care assessment workforce, those conducting regulatory activities and advocacy services
- All healthcare workers in clinical settings, including students on placement
- Onsite administrative staff in healthcare settings
- Cleaners, kitchen staff and other ancillary staff in healthcare settings
Eligibility Declaration Forms are available here
Third primary dose for people who are severely immunocompromised
This includes:
- People who have had kidney, liver, heart or lung transplants
- People having chemotherapy or radiotherapy or hormone therapy for cancer.
- People on immunosupression treatment for arthritis or inflammatory bowel disease where they are using more than 20mg of prednisone for more than 14 days, or methotrexate (in higher doses)
- People on dialysis