'Tens of thousands' of children’s flu vaccine doses to expire in January

The HSE and GPs have emphasised the importance of ensuring children get the flu vaccine, which is available as a nasal vaccine to two to 12-year-olds in Ireland this year for the first time. Picture: Getty images

Concerns have been raised about the low vaccine uptake rate among children this year, with GPs warning that tens of thousands of unused vaccines are set to expire next month.

Both the HSE and GPs have emphasised the importance of ensuring children get the flu vaccine, which is available as a nasal vaccine to two to 12-year-olds in Ireland this year for the first time.