RFDS warns of booming flu season

RFDS warns of booming flu season

AS the state sees flu cases exceed 20,000, the Royal Flying Doctor’s Service is urging the public to get vaccinated to help stop the spread this flu season. Between January 1 and April 6, 2025, New South Wales has reported 20,350...

Pharmacy flu vax move a ‘missed opportunity’for GPs - Medical Republic

As anti-vax sentiments grow, the medical association is calling for general practice to be kept at the centre of immunisations.

More families now able to access flu vaccines from pharmacists across NSW - Pharmaceutical Society of Australia

8 May 2025   The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) welcomes the New South Wales Government announcement allowing pharmacists to administer influenza vaccines to people from two years of age, calling on all health care professionals to play their role in boosting immunisation rates across the state.   With influenza coverage declining for those aged 6 month to 5 years, all qualified immunisers, including GPs, nurse practitioners and pharm…

GPs Urge People To Get Flu Vaccine As NSW Reform Makes Children Over Two Eligible

The NSW Government has officially lowered the age limit for the flu vaccine, with children as young as two now eligible, in a move designed to take pressure off GPs ... The post GPs Urge People To Get Flu Vaccine As NSW Reform Makes Children Over Two Eligible appeared first on City Hub.

Early flu season means vaccinate now

There has been an early start to the flu season in Melbourne’s south-east, prompting a call for people to get their flu vaccination now.   ‘We have already had more than 4,300 laboratory-confirmed cases across the south-east of Melbourne. This compares with less than 2,300 cases at this time last year,’ said Associate Professor Simon Crouch, Acting Director of the South East Public Health Unit (SEPHU).   As reported by the Dandenong Star Journal…