Table. Recommended doses of influenza vaccine by age group

Age

Dose

Number of doses needed in 1st year of influenza vaccination

Number of doses needed if person received 1 or more doses of influenza vaccine in a previous season

6 months to <9 years

0.5 mL

2 (given 4 weeks apart)

1

≥9 years

0.5 mL

1

1

People of any age who have recently had a haematopoietic stem cell transplant or solid organ transplant

0.5 mL

2 (given 4 weeks apart) in 1st year after transplant

2 (given 4 weeks apart) in 1st year after transplant