Flu Vaccination Service for Children aged 2-17 (2024)

Flu Vaccination Service for Children aged 2-17 (2024)

What is flu?

• Fever, headache, sore throat and all-over aches and pains are all symptoms that can be associated with flu. Caused by an existing flu virus, it is a common infection in Ireland that usually occurs during the winter months.
• For most people it’s an unpleasant, but not life-threatening infection. We provide a convenient and reassuring Flu Vaccination Service to help you avoid infection.

Who should get the winter flu vaccine?

*HSE at risk groups:

• People aged 65 and over
• Children aged 2-17 (Intranasal vaccine given – no needles)
• Pregnant women (can be given at any stage of pregnancy)
• Those with a long-term medical condition such as diabetes, heart, kidney, liver, lung or neurological disease
• People whose immune system is impaired due to disease or treatment
• People with a Body Mass Index (BMI) over 40
• People with a haemoglobinopathy
• People with Down’s syndrome
• Residents of nursing homes and other long stay institutions
• Healthcare workers
• Carers
• People with regular close contact with poultry, water fowl or pigs
• A household contact to at-risk person

Who should NOT get the winter flu vaccine?

The vaccine should not be given to those with a history of severe allergic reaction to a previous dose of the vaccine or any of its constituents.

Who is eligible for a free winter flu vaccination?

• Children aged 2-17 years (Nasal)
• Anyone aged 6 months to 64 years who is in one of the HSE “at risk” groups*
• Anyone aged over 65 years

If you are unsure about your eligibility for a free vaccination, call us on (01) 8746972.

Vaccination service subject to specially trained pharmacist and stock availability. A charge of up to €30 may apply. Eligibility criteria applies.