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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Donna Lu

Flu cases are on the rise across Australia. Do I need a winter vaccination?

Very sick young woman lies on a couch holding her forearm and handkerchief at her nose fighting fever.
Last year’s flu season started early, with cases peaking by June, two months earlier than was usual before the Covid pandemic. Photograph: SimpleImages/Getty Images

Experts are urging Australians to be proactive about getting winter vaccinations amid warnings that flu infections are already on the rise.

“We’ve started to see flu numbers creep up,” said Dr Daryl Cheng, medical lead at the Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre. “With the return of travel we’re starting to see seasonal patterns mimic what we were more used to pre-Covid,” he said.

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