In addition to older adults (over 65 years), pregnant women and Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples, adults with the following medical conditions may be eligible for a free influenza vaccine each year:
- Heart disease
- Severe athma
- Chronic lung conditions
- Disease of the nervous system which affect your breathing
- Impaired immunity
- Diabetes
- Kidney disease
- Blood disorders (haemoglobinopathies)
Note that other groups of adults (e.g. travellers to other countries, workers in aged care facilities) are also at-risk, but are not eligible for a free influenza vaccine under the National Immunisation Program (NIP).
Speak to your healthcare professional about how you can best protect yourself against influenza.