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WA FluMist program expanded to included teenagers aged 12 to 17

July 2, 2026
|In Show all, External News
|By Alice Black

Western Australia has expanded its free intranasal influenza vaccination program to include teenagers, in addition to younger children aged 2 to 11 years. 

The program continues until 30 July 2026. 

Read more about the expansion at WA: Needle-free FluMist program to protect more young Western Australians. 

Read about WA’s influenza immunisation programs at WA Health: Influenza immunisation. 

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