Flu Vaccination Program 2023 has now closed and will reopen in late March 2024

Each year the World Health Organization (WHO) puts forward its recommendations for the composition of influenza virus for use in  the Southern Hemisphere's influenza season. On the 23rd September 2022,the Australian Influenza Vaccine Committee (AIVC) confirmed their recommendation inline with the WHO recommendations.

In 2023 there will be Egg & Cell based quadrivalent vaccines available in Australia.

The Egg-based quadrivalent influenza vaccine components for the Australian 2023 influenza season will contain the following:

• an A/Sydney/5/2021 (H1N1)pdm09-like virus;
• an A/Darwin/9/2021 (H3N2)-like virus;
• a B/Austria/1359417/2021 (B/Victoria lineage)-like virus; and
• a B/Phuket/3073/2013 (B/Yamagata lineage)-like virus.

You will form antibodies to fight the flu around  3- 14 days after receiving your immunisation.  Your antibodies will peak at around 4 - 6 weeks - this is when you are most protected.  Your antibodies will gradually fall but you will remain protected for one flu season.

Participants who receive a flu vaccination from one of the On-Campus Clinics will receive an email the following day with a copy of their certificate.

For participants who have supplied their medicare number for on campus clinics, verification of their flu vaccinations will be supplied by the provider to medicare and  sent to  be uploaded to the Australian Immunisation Register.

If you require a certificate from a pharmacy visit, please ask the pharmacist for a copy of a certificate. Some pharmacies may notify medicare if you provide your medicare number.

Please note:

Highly recommended that all students undertaking work integrated learning and professional experience placement book an on campus vaccination.

As an immediate family member of Staff, you can book a free vaccination at either an on campus clinic (you must be 18yrs and over) or at a participating pharmacy (most pharmacies offer vaccinations from 10yrs+). You will need to enter the staff members ID number when booking the appointment.

You can book an appointment at any location  to receive your flu vaccination.  If you  feel it is more convenient you can book a flu appointment at a participating pharmacy.

The field is not mandatory to enter your Medicare card so you can still book your flu vaccination and leave this field blank. You may wish to ask the pharmacist for a copy of your flu vaccination record. If you are having your flu vaccination on campus, a certificate will be emailed to you.

International staff and students who do not have Medicare cards will still have their vaccinations uploaded to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR).  To have  access to My Health Record and have visibility of the vaccination history, international students and staff will be required to apply for an Individual Healthcare Identifier (IHI).  More information here.