Our new Chief Health Officer, Dr Marianne Gale, is encouraging Queenslanders to take advantage of the free flu vaccine program, announced today. 🙌 From 1 March, every Queenslander aged six months and over can access a free flu vaccine ahead of the peak flu season. For the first time, a needle-free nasal spray flu vaccine will be available for eligible children aged 2 to 5 years. The nasal spray flu vaccine has been used extensively overseas and is expected to make it easier for young kids to be

Health authorities are urging parents to take advantage of school vaccination programs, as immunisation rates fall to the lowest in years. Doctors warn complacency is putting more lives at risk to deadly diseases like meningococcal. | 7NEWS Central Queensland

Walk-ins are now welcome at all Queensland Health vaccination clinics. We can’t predict where and when the Delta strain is going to pop up - the best protection for you and your family is to get vaccinated. | Annastacia Palaszczuk