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    Tag: Influenza (Flu)

    Lifting flu vax rate in younger people could save 500 lives annually, report says

    October 7, 2023

    It is estimated NSW could save about 500 lives and up to $1.3 billion every year if authorities boosted influenza vaccination rates for people aged…

    Side effects from flu vaccines more common in women: study

    September 30, 2023

    Women are more likely to experience injection site and systemic reactions to flu shots, regardless of age or vaccine type, Canadian researchers say.  Their meta-analysis…

    Fewer patients choosing GP practices for flu vax, official data show

    August 4, 2023

    Are GP practices losing their grip on flu vaccinations? Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) data suggest maybe so, with the proportion of flu shots delivered in…

    Free flu shots for all Queenslanders amid severe season

    July 17, 2023

    The Queensland Government will cover the full cost of influenza vaccination for patients not eligible under the National Immunisation Program, starting from 22 July, in…

    COVID-19 to be monitored ‘much like we treat the flu’: health minister

    June 26, 2023

    Queensland’s traffic light advisory for COVID-19 will be scrapped, with the virus to be monitored “like any other respiratory illness,” the state’s Health Minister Shannon…

    ‘Back with a vengeance’: Young kids hit hard by flu season

    June 13, 2023

    Doctors are bracing for a rapid surge in paediatric influenza cases, with children under 10 now accounting for a third of flu notifications this year. …

    Combination self-test for COVID-19, flu and RSV approved

    May 8, 2023

    The TGA has approved a combination at-home test for COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The test, from NSW-based sponsor Touch Biotechnology, has a…

    Flu cases have spiked already — should GPs brace for a bad season?

    March 9, 2023

    Australia has recorded 100 times more lab-confirmed flu cases in the first two months of 2023 compared with the same reporting period last year, national…

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    Wave or whimper? What GPs should expect this flu season

    February 21, 2023

    Australia could see the return of a normal flu season this year for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, albeit with a greater…

    Call to prioritise flu vax in children with epilepsy

    November 25, 2022

    Children with a severe form of epilepsy are “highly susceptible” to severe neurological complications and death from influenza infection and should be prioritised for vaccination,…

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