At South Melbourne Medical Hub
If you book with a nurse at South Melbourne Medical Hub directly:
A GP consultation is not required and the private vaccine is offered at a cost of $25, including the Nurse fee. A government vaccine will attract a Nurse Immunisation Fee only of $10.
If you book with one a doctor practicing from South Melbourne Medical Hub:
The consultation is bulk billed for all of the doctors’ patients, and the vaccine is offered at a cost of $20. Please note that the consult will be bulk billed if it is ONLY for the vaccine.
What is Influenza?
Influenza is a common viral infection that attacks the lungs, nose and throat. An annual flu shot vaccine in Melbourne can help prevent the flu and limit its complications.
What are the Symptoms of Influenza?
Symptoms include fever, chills, muscle aches, cough, congestion, runny nose, headaches and fatigue. Vomiting and diarrhoea can also occur in children. Most symptoms usually last 3-5 days, although cough and fatigue may persist for 2 weeks.
How Does Influenza Spread?
Influenza spreads when people with flu cough, sneeze or talk, sending droplets with the virus into the air and potentially into the mouths or noses of people who are nearby.
Why Does the Influenza Vaccine Get Updated Each Year?
The vaccines are designed to protect people from at least three different virus strains, and they are constantly evolving. This is why each year the Influenza vaccines are also reviewed and updated.
AIVC Recommendations
The committee recommended that the following viruses for the 2023 southern hemisphere season quadrivalent influenza vaccines:
Egg-based quadrivalent influenza vaccines:
- 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.
Who is at a Higher Risk of Suffering from the Flu?
Anyone can get influenza. For those in a high-risk category, the flu is severe and can potentially be fatal.
- Children younger than 5, but especially children younger than 2 years old.
- Adults 65 years of age and older.
- Pregnant women (and women up to two weeks postpartum).
- Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.
- All Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 6 months and over
- People who have asthma, chronic heart disease, chronic lung disease, blood disorders, kidney disorders, people with a weakened immune system.
How effective is the Influenza Vaccine?
The flu vaccine is generally considered to be 80-90% effective in preventing influenza illnesses in healthy adults. Please remember that it takes about 2 weeks for a person to develop antibodies and this protects against influenza infection.
At South Melbourne Medical Hub
If you book with a nurse at South Melbourne Medical Hub directly:
A GP consultation is not required and the private vaccine is offered at a cost of $25, including the Nurse fee. A government vaccine will attract a Nurse Immunisation Fee only of $10.
If you book with one a doctor practicing from South Melbourne Medical Hub:
The consultation is bulk billed for all of the doctors’ patients, and the vaccine is offered at a cost of $20. Please note that the consult will be bulk billed if it is ONLY for the vaccine.
What is Influenza?
Influenza is a common viral infection that attacks the lungs, nose and throat. An annual flu shot vaccine in Melbourne can help prevent the flu and limit its complications.
What are the Symptoms of Influenza?
Symptoms include fever, chills, muscle aches, cough, congestion, runny nose, headaches and fatigue. Vomiting and diarrhoea can also occur in children. Most symptoms usually last 3-5 days, although cough and fatigue may persist for 2 weeks.
How Does Influenza Spread?
Influenza spreads when people with flu cough, sneeze or talk, sending droplets with the virus into the air and potentially into the mouths or noses of people who are nearby.
Why Does the Influenza Vaccine Get Updated Each Year?
The vaccines are designed to protect people from at least three different virus strains, and they are constantly evolving. This is why each year the Influenza vaccines are also reviewed and updated.
AIVC recommendations for the composition of influenza vaccine for Australia in 2022
- an A/Victoria/2570/2019 (H1N1)pdm09-like virus;
- an A/Darwin/9/2021 (H3N2)-like virus;
- a B/Austria/1359417/2021-like (B/Victoria lineage) virus; and
- a B/Phuket/3073/2013-like (B/Yamagata lineage) virus
Who is at a Higher Risk of Suffering from the Flu?
Anyone can get influenza. For those in a high-risk category, the flu is severe and can potentially be fatal.
- Children younger than 5, but especially children younger than 2 years old.
- Adults 65 years of age and older.
- Pregnant women (and women up to two weeks postpartum).
- Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.
- All Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 6 months and over
- People who have asthma, chronic heart disease, chronic lung disease, blood disorders, kidney disorders, people with a weakened immune system.
How effective is the Influenza Vaccine?
The flu vaccine is generally considered to be 80-90% effective in preventing influenza illnesses in healthy adults. Please remember that it takes about 2 weeks for a person to develop antibodies and this protects against influenza infection.
You can book your flu vaccine to protect yourselves and your family against possible illnesses.