Resources for influenza vaccination providers

On this page

1. 2025 Influenza Vaccination Program
2. NIP advice for health professionals
3. Vaccine safety
4. Printable posters
5. Resources for consumers/patients
6. Webinars

2025 Influenza Vaccination Program

• Influenza Vaccination Provider Toolkit – Detailed guide for immunisation providers for the delivery of the Influenza Vaccination Program 2025.
• Influenza vaccine information sheet (Appendix 2 in the Toolkit) – 2025 visual guide for influenza vaccines.

National Immunisation Program (NIP) advice for health professionals

• ATAGI statement on the administration of seasonal influenza vaccines in 2025 - advice from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI)
• NIP 2025 influenza vaccination program advice for health professionals - from the Australian Government

Vaccine safety

• Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) - Influenza (flu) vaccines - The TGA regulate the influenza vaccines used in Australia and continuously monitor data on the safety of influenza vaccines.
• AusVaxSafety - provide routine safety monitoring of seasonal influenza vaccines used in Australia.
• Influenza vaccination post Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) guidelinefrom AusVaxSafety.
• Avoiding shoulder injury related to vaccine administration - from the Australian Immunisation Handbook.
• Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration - National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance(NCIRS) education module.

Printable posters

NSW Health - Respiratory illnesses
We encourage you to display assets in vaccination clinics, GP waiting rooms, pharmacies, hospitals, residential care facilities, community health clinics and any other relevant health care facilities.

Resources for consumers/patients

General resources to help you prepare for the influenza vaccination program.

• Influenza Vaccines FAQs - from National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) provides answers to influenza vaccines frequently asked questions.
• NSW Health FAQs for health professionals - provides answers to frequently asked questions about influenza vaccination for health professionals.
• National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) - influenza immunisation resources.
• National Immunisation Program (NIP) influenza (flu) vaccination consumer fact sheet - advice from the Australian Government

For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

• Supporting conversations about vaccinations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people - for immunisation providers (for example, GPs, nurses, pharmacists) providing influenza vaccination to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
• Talking about flu vaccination with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families - a printable PDF conversation guide for immunisation providers to use when discussing vaccination with First Nations people and their families.
• Australian Government's New provider resource about influenza vaccination for First Nations' people has several resources including:
• a Summary of vaccination communication resources of influenza and COVID-19 vaccination information and communication resources designed for First Nations people or immunisation providers working with them
• a Flu Vaccine Information Sheet Information sheet developed for healthcare providers to use with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people when discussing influenza vaccination.

For children

The Sharing Knowledge About Immunisation (SKAI) website provides evidence-based communication tools aimed at improving conversations between vaccination providers and parents of young children, pregnant women and families.

For pregnancy

• Vaccinations before, during and after pregnancy - NSW Health web page that provides information on all maternal vaccines including influenza vaccine.
• SKAI's Pregnancy and Newborn vaccinations web page - provides information on maternal vaccines for both immunisers and pregnant women.
• SKAI's Influenza Vaccine fact sheet - a printable PDF that provides information for pregnant women on getting influenza vaccine during pregnancy.
• Maternal influenza vaccination - evidence review -NSW Health web page that provides evidence on the safety and effectiveness of influenza vaccination during pregnancy.

For multicultural communities

• Better Health Centre (BHC) - contact the BHC for orders of influenza vaccination resources in other languages.
• Influenza fact sheets from NSW Health - printable and in 6 translated languages, including Arabic, simplified Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Nepali and Vietnamese.

Webinars