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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…


  • 6 Common Cold Myths, Busted by Experts

    6 Common Cold Myths, Busted by Experts

    As we return to pre-lockdown levels of social mixing, colds are starting to become all too common. A TikTok video has gone viral involving putting garlic up your nose as a cold cure, just one in a long line of claimed treatments or cures. We asked two experts to examine some commonly held beliefs around…