Free Influenza Vaccine Program May, June and July 2026

The 2026 Community Pharmacy Immunisation Payment Program (CPIPP) provides payments to community pharmacies in WA for administration of Government-funded influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines that are not covered under the National Immunisation Program Vaccination in Pharmacy (NIPVIP), including those provided under the Free Influenza Vaccine Program 2026 (the Program). Community pharmacies could also claim reimbursement for privately purchased influenza vaccines administered in July 2026 to eligible people under the Program. 

The final date for pharmacies to submit claims through the CPIPP for vaccines administered through the Free Influenza Vaccine Program was 10 August 2026. 

In 2026, the CPIPP is being coordinated by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, WA Branch. 

For any queries about the CPIPP, please contact freeflu@wa.guild.org.au.

A corporate vaccination service (CVS) provider is defined as ‘a private for-profit organisation’ that is usually contracted to administer vaccines on behalf of another entity, such as administration of workplace influenza vaccines, as per vaccination provider type definitions outlined by Services Australia (external site).

Payment information for May and June

Under the 2026 Free Influenza Vaccine Program (the Program), the WA Department of Health offered a payment of $20.05 (excluding GST) per state-funded influenza vaccine (Fluzone®) administered to eligible people in May and June 2026 by CVS providers that were registered for the Program.

Note: The Program did not provide payment for the administration of National Immunisation Program (NIP) funded or privately purchased influenza vaccines, or payment to CVS providers who were not registered for the Program.

Payment information for July

Under the Program, the WA Department of Health offered a payment of $20.55 (excluding GST) per Fluzone® and/or privately purchased influenza vaccine administered to eligible people in July 2026 by CVS providers that were registered for the Program.

Note: The Program did not provide reimbursement and/or payment for the administration of privately purchased influenza vaccines that had been transferred from another immunisation provider (private or ordered through Onelink), any influenza vaccine ordered through Onelink, or payment to CVS providers that were not registered for the Program.

Registration

Invitations to register for the Program were sent to CVS providers with Onelink accounts.

Claiming and payment

Registered CVS providers received an email on the following dates with an online form to submit a payment claim:

Tuesday, 2 June 2026, for state-funded influenza vaccines administered during May.

• Claim was due 5 pm AWST Wednesday, 10 June 2026.

Wednesday, 1 July 2026, for state-funded influenza vaccines administered during June.

• Claim was due 5 pm AWST Wednesday, 8 July 2026.

Monday, 3 August 2026, for state-funded and/or privately purchased influenza vaccines administered during July.

• Claim was due 5 pm AWST Wednesday, 12 August.

For payment claims, CVS providers needed to:

2. upload one invoice for the payment claim for each month, noting:

• $20.05 (excluding GST) is payable for the administration of Fluzone® to eligible people in May and June.
• $20.55 (excluding GST) is payable for the administration of Fluzone® and privately purchased vaccines to eligible people in July.
• Only doses given at no cost to eligible people can be claimed.
• Invoice numbers must be unique and not previously submitted to the WA Department of Health.
• If invoices have incomplete or incorrect details (such as a repeated invoice number), the WA Department of Health will request corrected information or a new invoice. CVS providers will have 14 days to provide this information or reimbursement claims will be rejected and no payment will be made.

3. For CVS providers claiming reimbursement for privately purchased influenza vaccines administered in July, providers needed to:

• Submit an invoice or equivalent evidence detailing the purchase of private influenza vaccines, including: 
• influenza vaccine brand
• batch number
• unit cost of the vaccine
• number of influenza vaccines purchased
• Report the number of privately purchased influenza vaccines administered to eligible people in July.

Record keeping

Records of state-funded Fluzone® vaccines administered to eligible people in May, June and July, and privately purchased influenza vaccines administered to eligible people in July, must be maintained by the provider in the event of a Department of Health audit.

These records must include age of recipient, vaccine brand, date of vaccine administration and AIR provider number. These records do not need to be submitted as part of the payment process.

Further information

For any queries, please contact influenza.reimbursement@health.wa.gov.au.  

Under the 2026 Free Influenza Vaccine Program (the Program), the WA Department of Health offered reimbursements for privately purchased influenza vaccines that were administered by registered general practitioners (GPs) and Aboriginal Medical Centres (AMSs) to eligible people during July 2026.

Note: The Program did not provide reimbursement to GPs and AMSs for administering influenza vaccines, transferred from another provider (private or through Onelink), or ordered through Onelink.

Registration

Invitations to register for the Program were sent to GP and AMS practices with Onelink accounts. Registrations must have been submitted by 5 pm AWST Tuesday, 30 June 2026. Only registered GPs and AMSs can claim reimbursements for July.

Claiming and payment

Registered practices received an email on Monday 3 August with an online form to submit a reimbursement claim. The deadline for practices to submit reimbursement claims was 5 pm AWST on Wednesday, 12 August 2026.

To make reimbursement claims online, practices needed to:

1. submit an invoice or equivalent evidence detailing the purchase of private influenza vaccines, including:

• influenza vaccine brand
• batch number
• unit cost of the vaccine
• number of influenza vaccines purchased.

2. report the number of privately purchased influenza vaccines administered to eligible people in July.

3. upload one invoice for the total number of privately purchased influenza vaccines administered to eligible people in July, including the cost of the vaccines themselves, noting:

• only doses given at no cost to eligible people could be claimed.
• invoice numbers must be unique and not previously submitted to the WA Department of Health.
• if invoices have incomplete or incorrect details (such as a repeated invoice number), the Department of Health will request corrected information or a new invoice. Practices will have 14 days to provide this information or reimbursement claims will be rejected and no payment will be made.

Record keeping

Records of privately purchased influenza vaccines administered to eligible people in July must be maintained by the provider in the event of a WA Department of Health audit.

These records must include age of recipient, vaccine brand, date of vaccine administration, and AIR provider number. These records do not need to be submitted as part of the payment process.

Further information

For any queries, please contact influenza.reimbursement@health.wa.gov.au.