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"Influenza is a common respiratory infection. Although most cases are
relatively mild, flu can cause more severe illness in young children and older
people.
Influenza virtually disappeared from Australia during the first years of the
COVID-19 pandemic when public health restrictions reduced contact between
people. Since 2022, it has returned to a seasonal pattern, although the flu
season has started and peaked a few months earlier than before 2020.
It’s difficult to predict the intensity of the flu season at this point in the
year, but we can sometimes get clues from the northern hemisphere. There, the
season started earlier than usual for the third year running (peaking in early
January rather than late February/March), with a similar number of reported
cases and hospitalisations to the previous year.
Influenza vaccines are recommended annually, but there are now an increasing
number of different vaccine types. Here’s what to know about this year’s shots,
available from this month."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
