FLU VACCINATION

Influenza Vaccination

Getting a Flu vaccination is easy and convenient at Vogeltown Pharmacy.

FLU VACCINATION 
Vaccinations available 10am-5pm Monday to Thursday. If you require a Flu vaccination on a weekend, please phone ahead and check with the Pharmacist on duty if they are available. 

Unfunded pricing: $30

Eligibility criteria for FREE seasonal influenza vaccination for 2024*:
1. All people 65 years of age and over; or

2. People under 65 years of age who:
• have any of the following cardiovascular diseases:
- ischaemic heart disease, or
- congestive heart failure, or
- rheumatic heart disease, or
- congenital heart disease, or
- cerebrovascular disease; or
• have either of the following chronic respiratory diseases:
- asthma, if on a regular preventative therapy, or
- other chronic respiratory disease with impaired lung function, or
• have diabetes; or
• have chronic renal disease; or
• have any cancer, excluding basal and squamous skin cancers if not invasive; or
• have any of the following other conditions:
- autoimmune disease , or
- immune suppression or immune deficiency, or
- HIV, or
- transplant recipient, or
- neuromuscular and CNS diseases/disorder, or
- haemoglobinopathiese , or
- children on long-term aspirin, or
- a cochlear implant, or
- errors of metabolism at risk of major metabolic decompensation, or
- pre and post splenectomy, or
- Down syndrome, or
• are pregnant (any trimester); or 

3. Children 4 years of age and under who have been hospitalised for respiratory illness or have a history of significant respiratory illness; or

4. People under 65 years of age who:
• have any of the following serious mental health conditions:
- schizophrenia, or
- major depressive disorder, or
- bipolar disorder, or
- schizoaffective disorder, or
• are currently accessing secondary or tertiary mental health and addiction services.


*Note: For eligible tamariki who require two doses of the vaccine, both doses are funded. Unless meeting the criteria set out above, the following conditions are excluded from funding:
• asthma not requiring regular preventative therapy
• hypertension and/or dyslipidaemia without evidence of end-organ disease.

For full criteria visit https://www.immune.org.nz/immunisation/programmes/influenza