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  • Yes, You Should Be Getting the Flu Vaccine This Year

    Yes, You Should Be Getting the Flu Vaccine This Year

    After having low rates of influenza (flu) transmission in recent years thanks to our COVID control strategies, case numbers are now rising. So far this year, Australia has had more than 32,000 lab-confirmed cases of the flu and 32 deaths. Getting a flu vaccine is the best way to protect against getting the flu. These…


  • When To Get Your Flu Shot

    When To Get Your Flu Shot

    Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The signs are up in your doctor’s office, and your doctor might even be pushing it, too, but is it already time for a flu shot?


  • Should You Give Your Child The Flu Vaccine?

    As we head toward winter, health professionals and the public are anxious about another influenza season like 2017, when record numbers of Australians were diagnosed with flu. The flu is usually a mild illness that leaves us out of action for a few days. But for some, especially the elderly and children, the flu can…