With 106 South Australians passing away this year due to influenza, the State Government is implementing changes to the law that will allow children as young as 10 years old, to receive a flu jab at the pharmacy.
At present, children must be at least 16 to not receive a vaccination at the doctor, with Health Minister Stephen Wade believing that lowering this required age would increase the number of vaccinated children in Australia.
Mr Wade states that the rising number of vaccinations would assist in establishing a herd immunity in South Australia, with this change to the law hoping to allow families to fit the jab into a busy schedule.