Two experts answer five common questions about the flu vaccine, with the evidence.
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If last year is anything to go by, the flu season is dragging on. So, it’s still worth getting a flu shot if you haven’t had one already this year.
Seasonal flu vaccines may reduce the risk of a hybrid strain of the virus developing – one with some characteristics of seasonal flu, and some of bird flu.
Influenza accounts for more than half of all potentially vaccine-preventable hospitalisations of children under 14. But those living in poverty are three times more likely to require hospital care.
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Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow in Public Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Senior Research Fellow in Public Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Research Fellow with Immunization Advisory Centre (IMAC), University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Adelaide University
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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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Professor in Women's and Children's Health, University of Otago