Children to get free flu vaccine via nasal spray in NSW with minister spruiking ‘needle-free alternative’

NSW follows Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia in offering free treatments for kids four and under, saving up to $70

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Hundreds of thousands of children will be able to access a painless, needle-free flu vaccination for free as governments attempt to curb falling vaccine rates.

New South Wales has become the latest state to offer a nasal spray flu vaccine to children for free, following Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.