One flu shot could save your life this flu season

Influenza vaccinations are recommended for all people over six months of age. The pharmacy is now offering vaccinations for people over five years of age.

"Influenza can be a common cold where you might get a runny nose and headache but it can go all the way to severe respiratory illness which really works the immune system, that's where you can spread that strain around and also make yourself quite sick," Parkes Pharmacy partner, Lochie Pettiford, said.

"The flu shots are preventing that. The vaccine consists of four strains like normal and those four strains are selected to give the best protection across what's currently going around and the big bad cases of the flu.

"The vaccine is targeted towards that, you get your broad spectrum protection and you're also targeting high risk strains."

While flu season is officially May to October, there are significantly high figures already this year.

NSW has recorded over 15,000 laboratory confirmed cases of influenza this year, with the national total currently over 35,000.

NIP funding is available for those over 65 years and those with specific medical conditions.

The flu vaccine can also be co-administered with a COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccines providing a great chance to get up to date with needed shots in one trip to the pharmacy.

Bookings can be made online or the team in-store can help you.