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Fear of flu resurgence drives call for under-70s to get early shot – Sydney Morning Herald

Australians aged under 70 are being urged to get their flu shot as soon as it is available, while older people should wait until after they receive the COVID-19…

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Dr Dalton said one factor in favour of continued suppression was that influenza was not being imported from travellers arriving from the northern hemisphere.
Once you suppress the transmission locally, it will peter out and you need continued reintroduction to get it going, he said.
But as people continue to mingle as the coronavirus vaccine rolls out in Australia, there is also a chance the flu could make a comeback.
Melbourne GP Mukesh Haikerwal, of the Australian Medical Association, said anyone…

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