Influenza season in Australia usually peaks in August or September each year. Optimal protection from influenza vaccination occurs in the first 3–4 months following vaccination. Therefore, it is recommended to vaccinate when the national influenza immunisation program starts, which is generally in April. However as influenza continues to circulate, it is never too late to vaccinate.
If you are travelling to the northern hemisphere throughout their peak flu season which is in the winter months (over Christmas/New Year), you should speak to your health professional about additional vaccination options.
Remember that it is always important to speak with your doctor, nurse or pharmacist about influenza vaccination for you and your family.
3. Department of Health. Australian Immunisation Handbook - Influenza. Available at: https://immunisationhandbook.health.gov.au/vaccine-preventable-diseases/influenza-flu (accessed 10 November 2021).
8. Centers for Disease Control. Key facts about seasonal flu vaccine. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/keyfacts.htm (accessed 10 November 2021).
10. Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI). Statement on administration of seasonal influenza vaccines in 2021. Available at: https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2021/06/atagi-advice-on-seasonal-influenza-vaccines-in-2021.pdf (accessed 10 November 2021).
11. NSW Government. Health. Influenza factsheet. Available at: www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/factsheets/Pages/influenza_factsheet.aspx (accessed 10 November 2021).
MAT-AU-2102449 Date of preparation January 2022.
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