Flu clinics available from 17th May 21 for any age.

As per MOH guidelines, we were only authorised to vaccinate our over 65 year old population up until 16th May 2021.

All other patients are able to be vaccinated from 17th May.  Please call reception to book your time in one of our morning or afternoon clinics. For those people who are not eligible to receive a funded vaccine the cost will be $25.00

Please note:

You can have your annual flu shot and your COVID-19 vaccination, but not at the same time.

Get your COVID-19 vaccination first if you have an appointment booked for it.

If you do not have an appointment booked for a COVID-19 vaccination, get your flu shot first.

Leave a gap of two weeks between the COVID-19 vaccine and flu vaccine.

If you would like to access more information about the flu vaccine please visit the “fight Flu” website  https://www.fightflu.co.nz/

There will be three vaccines available this year –

• FLUAD QUAD for patients 65+
• Afluria Quad Junior for children 6-35 months,
• Afluria Quad for all other groups.

The MOH has asked providers to focus on the 65+ group first.

Schedule

We have been advised that the Flu vaccines for the over 65 year population are expected to be delivered to General practices in early April 2021. Vaccination of the over 65 population will begin from the middle of April. We will be running special Flu clinics during the week.

NOTE: Please do not ring to make an appointment until after the 1st of April as we will not take bookings until the vaccines are in the practice.

Vaccination of other high risk groups and the rest of the population will begin later in April.

We will post more information as it comes to hand.