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Vaccination against influenza is now available and the ideal time to get vaccinated is well before the winter season starts.

Influenza (flu) is a highly contagious viral infection that is responsible for major outbreaks of respiratory illness around the world, usually in the winter months. Unlike the common cold, influenza can cause severe illness and life-threatening complications such as pneumonia and bronchitis, which often require hospitalisation.

If you wish to be vaccinated at the UWA Medical Centre:

1. Ring to make an appointment on 6488 2118 or book online https://www.student.uwa.edu.au/life/health/medical-centre

2. Bring your Medicare card (staff will be bulk billed for this service) and $20 cash to cover the cost of the vaccine.

Under the National Immunisation Program, the following are eligible to receive a free vaccine:

• People aged 65 years and over
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait people aged six months to less than five years
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are aged 15 years and over
• Pregnant women
• People aged six months and over with medical conditions such as severe asthma, lung or heart disease, low immunity or diabetes that can lead to complications from influenza.

If you have never attended the University Medical Centre please complete New Patient Details form and email to Sharon Almeida ( [email protected] ) before your scheduled appointment in order to save time on appointment day:

www.studentservices.uwa.edu.au/__data/page/17356/New_Patient_Registration_Form_Nov07.DOC

For more information on this year’s flu and getting vaccinated visit:

https://www.immunise.health.gov.au/internet/immunise/publishing.nsf/Content/immunise-influenza