Immunisation Coalition
Experts urge Australians: If you are not in the queue for a COVID vaccine – get your influenza vaccination now.
Latest research is suggesting that less than half the population intend to get a flu shot this year. Last year’s flu numbers were kept low because of social distancing and good hygiene, AND BECAUSE A RECORD NUMBER OF AUSTRALIANS GOT THEIR FLU SHOT!
The Immunisation Coalition will host free vaccination clinics this Friday, 30
th April in Melbourne and Sydney.
Get your flu shot now: https://www.immunisationcoalition.org.au/events/free-influenza-vaccination-30-april-2021/
Australia could face a “rebound flu season” this winter. With fewer people getting vaccinated, there will be less herd immunity. Data suggests that Australia could be due for a bad flu season this year based on trends during the past five years:
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Kim Sampson, chief executive of the Immunisation Coalition, said elderly Australians should prioritise booking in the COVID vaccine “as soon as it is offered to them”, while those in younger age groups should book their flu shot as soon as the national influenza program begins in mid April.
“If you are young and healthy you’re going to be waiting a while for the coronavirus vaccine, so get the flu shot as soon as possible and get it out of the way is really what we’d be saying,” Dr Sampson said.
Doctors are also encouraging children aged under five to have the influenza jab first, as they are at higher risk of transmitting influenza than of infecting others with COVID-19.
A vaccine expert has labelled controversial coronavirus comments from Craig Kelly as appalling and destructive , pleading with the Prime Minister to put his MP in his place. The Liberal MP has developed a social media following by promoting wild claims about COVID-19 that health experts say is misinformation. Mr Kelly has harvested a community of followers who are consuming up to three posts a day on his Facebook account. His virus theories include claims that asking children to wear face masks is child abuse . These beliefs, echoed by fellow MP George Christensen and celebrity chef Pete Evans, pose a threat to the vaccine rollout in Australia, according to Immunisation Coalition chief executive Kim Sampson.
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