At Monash Health we expect all employees to receive their annual Influenza vaccine.
Influenza vaccination is an easy and safe way of protecting ourselves, our patients and each other. This is especially important when there is decreased immunity toward flu in the community and early trends observed by Professor Rhonda Stuart, Director, Public Health and Infection Prevention.
We recommend you have your Influenza vaccination as soon as you are able. It takes two weeks for immunity to develop after being vaccinated. The highest protection against influenza occurs in the first 3-4 months after your vaccination.
We urge you to get in front of the flu for 2023 now. After this week, ongoing vaccination for Influenza will become limited. Here are your next opportunities to get vaccinated for Influenza for free:
- Clinic D, Monash Medical Centre: Monday – Friday
- 7:15 AM– 9:00 AM, 2:00 – 3:15 PM
- Roaming services at Dandenong Hospital, Casey Hospital, Kingston Centre, Monash Medical Centre and Monash Children’s Hospital
- Infection Prevention Offices: Times and locations are listed here.
- Monash Immunisation, Monash Medical Centre
- You can receive your COVID-19 vaccine at the same time as your Influenza vaccination
Free employee flu vaccination will continue to be available at Infection Prevention Offices at specific times and Monash Immunisation.
You can also access flu vaccination through your local community services such as pharmacies, GPs and more. However please note that the cost of flu vaccination outside of our employee program will not be covered by Monash Health.
If you have received your Influenza vaccination somewhere else or are not participating for whatever reason, you must complete the online declaration form.
Please remember to bring the following items and details to your flu vaccination:
- Mobile phone (to scan the digital consent QR code)
- Monash Health employee ID Number
- Medicare number or Individual Healthcare Identifiers (IHI) number
Managers and leaders, please take a moment to review the Flu Vaccination – BI Dashboard to check the status of your team members and encourage those that haven’t yet received their flu vaccination to do so as soon as possible.
For more information about the employee flu vaccination program at Monash Health, visit our Getting an Influenza (flu) vaccination page via the Employee Vaccination Hub. You will also find the answers to more frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the employee flu vaccinations.
Approved by Professor Rhonda Stuart, Director, Public Health and Infection Prevention