Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones! Get Your Flu Vaccine Today
2025 eligibility for funded influenza vaccination- Pharmac’s eligibility criteria
- pregnant people
- people aged 65 years and over
- people aged 6 months to under 65 years with eligible conditions*
- children 4 years of age and under who have been hospitalised for respiratory illness or have a history of significant respiratory illness
- people aged 6 months to under 65 years with serious mental health and addiction conditions*
* For more details on eligibility: 67c10c6d397a775ca842fd2d_Influenza 2025_Pharmac Eligibility.pdf
INFLUVAC TETRA (>6months age)
- 6 months of age and over. inactivated, surface antigen, egg-based. Can be used for funded and non-funded both.
- Does not contain latex – can’t be excluded in manufacturing process.
- Free for eligible patients , but available as a non-funded option as well
IF you are not eligible for funded vaccine, you can still choose to pay for Flu vaccines The options are as follows: (COST APPLIES between $30-$50)
FLUAD QUAD: for patients aged >65 (this option is not funded, charges apply)
- It is an inactivated influenza vaccine, surface antigen, adjuvanted, egg-based vaccine.
- Only for adults >65 years age
- Adjuvant based vaccine.
- Contains an MF59 adjuvant to improve immune response, particularly in older adults.
- Prolongs antigen interaction with the immune system to increase the response to the vaccine
- Lowers risk of hospitalisations and complications with flu .
- Protection against Flu for up to 12 months.
- Reduced GP visits for flu illness.
- For more info: 67d2152dba81e93e8046574b_Adjuvanted influenza vaccines_v3.pdf
FLUCELVAX QUAD: for patients age 6months and over (this option is not funded, charges apply)
- It is an inactivated subunit influenza vaccine, cell culture-based vaccine.
- From age 6 months and older
- Non-egg based(free from eggs)
- Manufactured through advanced cell- based technology
- Up to 15% more effective at protecting you from the flu than standard flu vaccine.
- Environment friendly
- For more info: 67d20baa333b996e0643b80b_Influenza_Cell-based vaccines_v5_.pdf
