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Children as young as 2 and up to 18 years old can be vaccinated with new nasal spray vaccine; fluenz tetra live attenuated vaccine. Private patients and those who fall outside of the at risk group must pay a fee of just €25 in order to receive the vaccine.
Children aged between 2-17 years old and those in at risk groups will receive the flu vaccine for FREE
To book an appointment, please email us at info@bonnybrookpharmacy.ie or call us on (01) 848 8266. For information on our other vaccine services, please visit our Pneumococcal Disease Vaccination page.
The Flu virus is an unpredictable virus. If you are healthy you will usually recover in 7 days. But Flu can be severe and can cause serious illness and death. Complications of flu include bronchitis, pneumonia, ear infections and rarely acute encephalopathy (swelling of the brain). Serious complications of flu are more likely if you have a chronic medical condition or if you are aged 65 years or older. Pregnant women are also at increased risk of flu complications.
In Ireland, between 200 and 500 people, mainly older people, die from flu each winter. Every year, around the world, flu causes between 3 and 5 million cases of severe disease and up to 646, 000 deaths.
If you are carrying the virus, you can spread it by coughing or sneezing. This can happen from 1-2 days before symptoms develop and up to 5 days after symptoms develop.
Flu can survive on worktops and objects, especially in low temperatures and low humidity. You can get flu by touching a surface with the virus on it and then touching your mouth, eyes or nose. The virus can live on a hard surface for up to 24 hours and a soft surface for around 20 minutes.
Flu is more severe in people aged 65 years and over, pregnant women, and anyone with a long-term medical condition. The HSE is urging people in at-risk groups to get the flu vaccine.
Flu vaccine is also recommended for children aged 2 to 12 years for the 2020/2021 influenza season.
**The content displayed on this page is true and accurate, per HSE guidelines. For more information, please visit the HSE What Is The Flu? page.**
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