Calls for a second shot of flu vaccine for at-risk patients

But Immunisation Coalition chair says there's no evidence to support such a move
Jocelyn Wright
Fluvax

Amid warnings of a bad flu season, some prominent doctors are suggesting that patients who had their flu vaccine early should see their GP for a second dose.

Chair of the AMA council of general practice Dr Richard Kidd says at-risk patients who received the shot before the first week of May “should think about getting a second dose”.