newsGP – Flu boosters unnecessary as influenza all but vanishes – RACGP

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Looking for a silver lining in the pandemic year? Flu booster shots are not needed.
Social distancing and better hand-hygiene practices to combat the coronavirus have led to dramatic falls in in flu numbers in 2020.
But experts say people who have not had the flu shot this year should still get their jab – and those with flu-like symptoms should get a COVID swab.Rates of influenza have plummeted due to Australia’s move to social distancing and better hygiene practices to combat the coron…

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