HSE to open free walk-in clinics in Cork for children to get a 'quick, painless' flu vaccine

A HSE specialist registrar in public health medicine warned: 'Flu can be serious for children and those around them.'

The vaccine is for children aged two to 17 and the HSE said it is 'a quick, painless spray'.

Children in Cork can go to free walk-in clinics offering the nasal spray flu vaccine from Friday to help tackle rising case numbers.

The vaccine is for children aged two to 17 and the HSE said it is “a quick, painless spray”. Families do not need appointments.