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Now’s the time to take advantage of the expanded free flu vaccination program, which now includes for the first time in Australia a needle-free nasal spray for children.
The FluMist Vaccine provides a needle-free vaccination option, which is now being supplied to General Practitioners and Pharmacies, for children aged two to five-years-old.
Launched this month, it’s the largest free flu vaccination program in Australia. Since the start of 2026, more than 6,690 Queenslanders have tested positive to influenza. It follows almost 100,000 confirmed flu cases in 2025, with 9,687 people hospitalised.
The scope of practice for trained health practitioners has been expanded, meaning vaccinations can now be administered by registered nurses, midwives, pharmacists, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners in any location.
Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Tim Nicholls said the Crisafulli Government was delivering the largest free flu vaccination program in Australia.
“This is the first time a nasal spray vaccination is available in Australia, and it’s a real gamechanger because many parents would understand the distress of getting a young child vaccinated.
“The needle-free flu vaccine takes much of the anxiety out of the vaccination experience and will make it easier for clinicians to administer the flu vaccine and ensure more children are protected from influenza.”
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