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How flu overtook Covid-19 as our deadliest respiratory virus
In 2024, influenza was recorded as the underlying cause of death in 807 Australians. Last year that almost doubled to 1,455
Many Australians have stopped worrying about respiratory viruses. The pandemic has passed and attention has shifted. Covid-19 no longer dominates the headlines, and influenza is often dismissed as a routine winter illness.
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