Fears of low vaccination rates ahead of ‘significant’ and ‘unpredictable’ flu season

Fears of low vaccination rates ahead of ‘significant’ and ‘unpredictable’ flu season

Experts are worried that parents may not realise they need to get their young children vaccinated against the flu.

  • byAisha Dow

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It’s not COVID,so why am I so congested all the time?

There are lots of reasons you could be struggling to clear your nose constantly. Here are some ways to help.

  • byDani Blum
Always getting sick? Easy ways to boost your immunity before flu season

Always getting sick? Easy ways to boost your immunity before flu season

A healthy adult can expect between two and four minor illnesses each year. If you’re getting more than that,here are some changes you can make.

  • byAnna Moore
Omicron is not a new pandemic,but we should treat it like one

Omicron is not a new pandemic,but we should treat it like one

The degree of protection of a second booster against the BA.4 or BA.5 variants is unknown. Our leaders must push cautionary measures to protect public health.

  • bySanjaya Senanayake
Mask-wearing is a little loose on Melbourne public transport

Mask-wearing is a little loose on Melbourne public transport

More than 66,000 passengers have been spoken to in the past five months,but just 58 people have been fined for not complying with mask rules.

  • byAshleigh McMillan andCarla Jaeger
NSW to extend free flu vaccination scheme as millions yet to get one

NSW to extend free flu vaccination scheme as millions yet to get one

NSW is paying for people ages five to 64 to be vaccinated but only 29 per cent of those have taken up the offer,and even less in Sydney’s west and south-west.

  • byMary Ward
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Is the flu worse than before? How quickly can I be reinfected? Influenza expert Ian Barr answers readers’ questions

Is the flu worse than before? How quickly can I be reinfected? Influenza expert Ian Barr answers readers’ questions

The deputy director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza says 2022 is likely to stand out as one of the most severe flu years in Australia.

  • byAisha Dow
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Questions about the 2022 flu season answered

Professor Ian Barr is the deputy director the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research.

Free shots fail to boost flu vaccination rates,as COVID hospitalisations rise

Free shots fail to boost flu vaccination rates,as COVID hospitalisations rise

Flu hospitalisations are also concerning health authorities,with figures showing most have not taken up the government’s offer of a free flu shot.

  • byMary Ward
Single flu and COVID test coming,but not in time for this flu season

Single flu and COVID test coming,but not in time for this flu season

Rapid at-home influenza tests won’t be widely available until next year at the earliest.

  • byEmma Koehn
Qld’s free flu jabs a shot in the arm for coverage,but more needs to be done

Qld’s free flu jabs a shot in the arm for coverage,but more needs to be done

Immunisation levels have jumped in just a few weeks,but experts say they need to increase before the free vaccination program ends in two weeks.

  • byStuart Layt