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Health
the Specialist Reporting Team's Leonie Thorne

Flu season has started early, and doctors hold fears for children amid low vaccination rates

Kathy Smith (right) said the flu was one of the worst illnesses her children have had. (Supplied: Kathy Smith)

Kathy Smith and her family were just days away from getting their annual flu vaccines when the virus hit and caused chaos.

First her six-year-old daughter Ada came down with fatigue, then suddenly developed chills and a high fever which lasted days.

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