Need a winter flu vaccination?

Get protected early, book today

If you’re aged 65 or over, have a long-term medical condition, are pregnant or are a healthcare or home care worker with direct patient contact – you’re in the key target groups recommended to get the flu vaccination

Injectable Vaccine for those over 12 years

At risk target groups include

• Is aged 65 and over

• Is pregnant

• Has a long-term medical condition such as diabetes, heart, kidney, liver, lung or a neurological disease

• Has cancer

• Has a weakened immune system (due to disease or treatment)

• Has a Body Mass Index (BMI) over 40

• Has haemoglobinopathy 

• Has Down syndrome

• Lives in a nursing home or other long-stay residence

• Is a healthcare worker with direct patient contact

• Cares for someone who is at risk of flu due to a long term health condition

• Has regular close contact with poultry, water fowl or pigs

The best way to help protect yourself and others from catching and spreading the flu, is to get the flu vaccination every year. Our Winter Flu Vaccination Service is a simple and convenient way to help protect against the flu. Available for those aged 18 and over who are in one of the current at risk groups recommended to get the flu vaccination by the HSE 

Nasal Vaccines for Children aged 2 years - 17 years

This flu season, children aged two to 17 years can get the nasal flu vaccine for FREE. Not only will getting the flu vaccine help protect your child against flu, but it will also help reduce the spread of flu to others.

The nasal vaccine is recommended for all children aged two to 17 years of age, except those who fall into the following categories:

• They have had a severe allergic reaction to a previous dose of the flu vaccine or any of its ingredients

• They have severe asthma (or have been wheezy or needed their inhaler more than usual in the three days before the vaccination)

• They are taking medicines called salicylates, which include aspirin

• They have a severely weakened immune system because of certain medical conditions or treatments

• They are living with someone who has a severely weakened immune system, for example, a person who recently had a bone marrow transplant

How is the vaccine given?

At the appointment, one of our specially trained pharmacists will administer the vaccine as a single spray in each nostril of your child's nose. Don’t worry, your child can breathe normally while they’re getting the vaccine.

Most children need only one dose of the vaccine each year. Some children aged two to eight years of age with a chronic health condition may need two doses. The doses are given four weeks apart if they’ve never had a flu vaccine. Speak to us if you need more information

The children’s flu vaccination has been given to children in the US since 2003 and in the UK since 2013, with millions of children having been vaccinated safely. It’s generally well tolerated and there’s no evidence that you can catch the flu from the vaccine.

Children’s flu vaccination side effects are generally mild and include the following:

• A runny or blocked nose

• Headache

• Muscle aches

• Fever

Serious side effects, such as a severe allergic reaction, are rare.

Appointments for both vaccines are 15 mins, whether you receive the injectable or nasal vaccine

To help reduce the amount of time you need to spend in store, our pharmacy team may contact you in advance to ask some questions, provide you with some information about the service and to help determine if the service is suitable.

To book an appointment... please click here