Influenza and RSV Vaccination Information

Influenza vaccination

Flu season is here, and it can be serious. Choose to protect yourself and your loved ones with an annual flu vaccine.

Free flu vaccine is available for:

  • Children aged 6 months to under 5 years
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 6 months and older
  • Adults aged 65 years and older
  • Pregnant women (at any stage of pregnancy)
  • Individuals with certain medical conditions that increase the risk of severe flu - See this Fact Sheet for more information and to find out if you are eligible for the free flu vaccine.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

Council is also offering Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination for eligible adults and infants. RSV is the leading cause of infant hospitalisation in Australia. Vaccination during pregnancy helps protect newborns by passing on antibodies, reducing the risk of severe RSV illness in infants under 6 months by about 70%.

Who can get the RSV Vaccine?

  • Pregnant women between 28-36 weeks of their pregnancy
  • Infants born between 1 April – 30 September 2025:
    • To mothers who did not receive maternal RSV vaccine during pregnancy, or where maternal RSV vaccine was administered less than 2 weeks before birth
    • with risk conditions for severe RSV disease, regardless of maternal vaccination.
  • Infants born from 1 October 2024 – 31 March 2025:
    • (Up to 8 months of age only) to mothers who did not receive maternal RSV vaccine during pregnancy, or where maternal RSV vaccine was administered 2 weeks before birth, or
    • with risk conditions for severe RSV disease, regardless of maternal vaccination.
  • Infants born on or after 1 October 2023 vulnerable to severe RSV:
    • Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander infants
    • Young children with conditions associated with increased risk of severe RSV disease

To find out more visit the Better Health Channel

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