influenza
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May- 2025 -8 MayClinical Practice
GPs urgently renew push for flu vaccinations
Australian health experts are sounding the alarm over low flu vaccination rates as winter sets in, warning children and older…
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Apr- 2025 -7 AprilClinical Practice
Soaring flu cases prompt warning from nation’s peak health bodies
Australians have been urged to get a flu vaccination as cases surge across the country, almost doubling in one state.…
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Jul- 2024 -11 JulyCOVID-19
From FLiRT to FLuQE: what to know about the latest COVID variants on theĀ rise
Nathan Bartlett, University of Newcastle Weāre in the midst of a bad cold and flu season in Australia. Along with…
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Jun- 2024 -17 JuneClinical Practice
NSW records large increase in flu cases, concerning jump in ER admissions
NSW is headed for a āmore severe flu season than usualā with the state recording a 25 per cent week-on-week…
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Apr- 2024 -22 AprilIndustry News
Free flu vaccines announced for aged care homes
The Health and Aged Care Minister announced a new initiative to expand access to flu vaccinations across aged care homes.…
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Nov- 2023 -2 NovemberCOVID-19
How to improve flu vaccines for older people
In Australia, influenza-associated mortality and hospitalisation rates are highest among older adults aged over 65 years. It is estimated that…
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Jul- 2023 -20 JulyIndustry News
QLD aged care staff and residents urged to get flu jab
Free vaccinations will roll out for Queenslanders amid a spike in cases across the state, with calls for aged care…
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6 JulyCOVID-19
Peak bodies update visitor code to reduce isolation in residential care
New revisions changing visitor rules in Australia's aged care homes have been released by industry peak bodies. Hailed as being…
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Jun- 2023 -29 JuneCOVID-19
Aged care homes warned over uptick in flu cases
Australia is facing a sharp rise in influenza cases across several states, including New South Wales and Queensland, putting health…
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Mar- 2023 -15 MarchCOVID-19
āTriple threatā: Virus alert as winter looms
Healthcare experts have flagged the aged care sector at severe risk this winter as flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)…
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13 MarchCOVID-19
Providers warned amid a surge in flu cases
Aged care homes could face a longer and more impactful flu season this year, an infectious disease professor has warned,…
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Jul- 2022 -18 JulyCOVID-19
Govt unveils ‘winter plan’ as sector braces for third wave
The federal government has unveiled its plan to safeguard aged care homes from rising Omicron and influenza cases as defence…
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8 JulyIndustry News
Covid deaths in aged care homes on the rise
Coronavirus deaths in Australian residential facilities are beginning to rise again, according to recent figures from the Australian Institute of…
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Jun- 2022 -2 JuneNews
Australiaās oldest Covid survivor turns 105
A NSW aged care resident who recently battled Covid has just celebrated her 105th birthday. May Harrison, who is thought…
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May- 2013 -7 MayClinical Practice
Nurses not taking up vaccinations
Despite risk of exposure to influenza and other infectious diseases, vaccine take-up rates among health professionals remains dangerously low. By…
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May- 2010 -4 May
Healthcare workers to get their shot
Healthcare workers are more likely to become infected with influenza than members of the general population, yet vaccination rates among…