Fighting the flu can be a matter of life and death – so what more can we do?

Australia is coming out of its most deadly influenza season for more than 10 years and experts say increased vaccination alone will not help enoughAs Australia endures one of its worst flu seasons in more than a decade, questions are being raised about how the public can be better prepared and what can be done to protect the most vulnerable.At least 170,000 influenza cases have been confirmed this season, almost two-and-a-half times more than in 2016. The federal health department logged 72 flu-related deaths by Thursday, including that ofeight-year-old Rosie Andersen in Melbourne. Experts say Australia is on track fora record number of confirmed cases.Continue reading...
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