Record flu vaccines in 2020 to protect Australians

Australian Government

27 May 2020 - An additional two million flu vaccines will available from this week bringing the total number available in 2020 to a record 18 million.

This is up from 13.2 million flu vaccines in 2019, 11 million in 2018 and almost 10 million more than the 8.3 million flu vaccines provided in 2017.

Vaccinating against the flu saves and protects lives and is particularly important this year due to COVID-19.

The Government has invested more than $80 million to provide free flu vaccine to people most at risk of complications from influenza, through the NIP.

Read Minister of Health press release

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