The following vaccinations are provided free of charge: polio, haemophilus influenza Type B (Hib); diphteria/tetanus/whooping cough; and measles/mumps/rubella are provided by general practitioners to children up to the age of two years under the primary childhood immunisation scheme.
Influenza vaccination is available to persons over 65 years of age who hold a medical card and to persons under 65 years who hold a medical card and who are considered to be in the at-risk categories (persons suffering from chronic pulmonary disease, chronic heart disease, diabetes, and patients on immunosuppressive therapy). Persons who are over 65 years and who do not hold a medical card can obtain the vaccine free of charge, but may have to pay their general practitioner for its administration.