FLU VACCINE CONSENT (CLICK ON LINK BELOW)
Medicare funded influenza immunisation:
Vaccine doses for people with the risk conditions in this list are funded under the NIP unless otherwise noted.
Conditions
Immunocompromising conditions including:
Functional or anatomical asplenia, including:
Cardiac disease, including:
Chronic respiratory conditions, including:
Chronic neurological conditions, including:
Chronic metabolic disorders, including:
Chronic renal failure
Long-term aspirin therapy in children aged 6 months to 10 years
Conditions
Immunocompromising conditions including:
- HIV infection
- malignancy
- chronic steroid use
- solid organ transplant
- haematopoietic stem cell transplant
Functional or anatomical asplenia, including:
- sickle cell disease or other haemoglobinopathies
- congenital or acquired asplenia (for example, splenectomy) or hyposplenia
Cardiac disease, including:
- cyanotic congenital heart disease
- congestive heart failure
- coronary artery disease
Chronic respiratory conditions, including:
- suppurative lung disease
- bronchiectasis
- cystic fibrosis
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- chronic emphysema
- Severe asthma (requiring frequent medical consultations or the use of multiple medicines)
Chronic neurological conditions, including:
- hereditary and degenerative CNS diseases
- seizure disorders
- spinal cord injuries
- neuromuscular disorders
Chronic metabolic disorders, including:
- Type 1 or 2 diabetes
- amino acid disorders
- carbohydrate disorders
- cholesterol biosynthesis disorders
- fatty acid oxidation defects, lactic acidosis
- mitochondrial disorders
- organic acid disorders
- urea cycle disorders
- vitamin/cofactor disorders
- porphyrias
Chronic renal failure
Long-term aspirin therapy in children aged 6 months to 10 years
