19 May We are on track for a killer flu season
Brace yourself Australia, we are on track for a killer flu season. Three times as many people have been diagnosed with the flu virus so far this year, compared to the same period in previous years. In March, more than 10,000 people were diagnosed with the flu. In March 2018, that number was 3,173. So, why is there so much flu around already? In 2018, Australia had a pretty quiet flu season and that means that community immunity wasn't built up to protect against this year's virus. Because of this, Chair of the Immunisation Coalition Professor Robert Booy, has warned Australians that many...