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Children’s immune systems are more vulnerable to the flu; even kids who are otherwise healthy can develop complications. The best way to protect children is by having them vaccinated.
The 2018 flu season was mild, while 2017 was a particularly bad year. It’s impossible to predict what the 2019 flu season has in store, but we’ve seen more cases so far this year than usual.
The adjuvanted flu vaccine is free for over-65s and offers better protection than the standard vaccine. Here’s what the research says.
Protection wanes after four or five months, so for most people, it makes sense to get a flu shot in mid to late May or early June so you’re protected when the flu season peaks in August or September.
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Paediatrician, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist, The Kids Research Institute Australia, The University of Western Australia
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Epidemiologist, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza
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Professor, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University
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Research Fellow, Mathematical Biology and Physiology, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Cellular Genetics, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Senior Research Officer, Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Team, The Kids Research Institute Australia
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Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza