The HSE has announced walk-in flu vaccination clinics are now open for children ages 2 to 17.
Irish health officials are urging parents to bring their kids forward for a vaccine against the flu as cases continue to rise and pressure mounts on the health system.
The latest move by the HSE to organise this vaccine service for younger generations is in response to rising numbers of both flu cases among children and the large number of children who have been hospitalised with flu this winter.