THE South Australian Government has announced that children aged two to five years will be able to receive a free intranasal flu vaccine from next year, joining NSW and Queensland.

“This is a vaccination game-changer for parents and young children,” said SA Minister for Health and Wellbeing, Chris Picton.

“Providing a needle-free option will hopefully encourage more parents to get their kids vaccinated and protected from the flu.”

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) President Associate Professor Fei Sim last week called for a nationwide rollout of the needle-free vaccine, noting that vaccination coverage among young children is “unacceptably low” (PD 17 Sep).

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