Kids under five in Tasmania can receive a free flu shot by GPs before winter.
Tasmanian children under the age of five will be eligible to receive free flu vaccinations before winter.
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The shots, available at GPs from April, will cover four strains of the virus and children who have never had a flu vaccination need two doses, one month apart.
"By being vaccinated a young child is less likely to get the flu or end up with severe complications from the flu," Minister for Health Michael Ferguson said in a statement on Saturday.
Australian Associated Press