Influenza

Influenza information for health professionals

2024 Influenza Immunisation Programme - Immunisation Advisory Centre

Dates

The 2024 Influenza Immunisation Programme starts on 2 April through to 31 December 2024.

2024 eligibility for funded influenza vaccination

The 2024 flu vaccine is free for:

• people aged 65 years and over
• people who have a long-term medical condition like diabetes, asthma, or a heart condition (ages 6 months and older)
• pregnant people
• children aged 4 years and under who have been hospitalised for respiratory illness or have a history of significant respiratory illness
• people with mental health conditions, including schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, or schizoaffective disorder
• people who are currently accessing secondary or tertiary mental health and addiction services.

The funded flu vaccine for children and adults (6 months of age and over) available in Aotearoa New Zealand is called Influvac Tetra.

*See page 6 for a list of eligible conditions.

Detailed free flu vaccine criteria — Pharmac

Five quadrivalent influenza vaccines for 2024

• INFLUVAC TETRA is approved for use in children and adults, 6 months of age and over
• FLUCELVAX QUAD is unfunded only, approved for use in children and adults, 6 months of age and over
• FLUAD QUAD is unfunded only, approved for use in
  adults aged 65 years and over
• FLUQUADRI is unfunded only, approved for use in children and adults, 6 months of age and over
• AFLURIA QUAD is unfunded only, approved for use in children and adults, 3 years of age and over

See page 9 for Summary of 2024 Influenza Vaccines table.

Resources

• Influenza vaccine - Health NZ