The forthcoming flu season is forecast to be just as bad or worse than 2023, with one in three people tipped to get a cold or influenza. Flu cases are already double the weekly rate of last year, but one ...
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NSW and QLD report alarming uptick in flu cases
Australia is facing a sharp rise in influenza cases across several states, including New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland, putting health authorities on alert. While Covid cases in Australia have decreased by 20 per cent compared to last week, there's been a ...
More »Nurses warned of looming fifth Covid wave
An epidemiologist has warned healthcare workers to stay vigilant of soaring Covid-19 cases leading to pressure on hospitals as Australia heads into a fifth wave this winter. Australia's hospital system has been vital in managing Covid cases, while frontline staff ...
More »‘Triple threat’: Virus alert as winter looms
Healthcare staff have been warned of a 'triple virus threat' this winter, prompting medical experts to push Australians to get up-to-date with their vaccinations. Cases of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have spiked across northern hemisphere nations since the start ...
More »Peak in flu cases could lead to surge in hospitalisations
Healthcare settings could face a longer and more impactful flu season this year, an infectious disease professor has warned, as flu cases in Australia begin to surge. Nearly 8,500 flu cases have been confirmed in Australia since the start of ...
More »Nurses not taking up vaccinations
Despite risk of exposure to influenza and other infectious diseases, vaccine take-up rates among health professionals remains dangerously low. By Amie Larter Despite almost constant recommendations for an annual influenza vaccination, there has been little change in the levels of ...
More »Healthcare workers to get their shot
Healthcare workers are more likely to become infected with influenza than members of the general population, yet vaccination rates among staff remains low. Annie May reports. Experts are calling for a mandatory signed declaration for all staff refusing the flu ...
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