All Queenslanders will be able to access a free flu shot at their pharmacy or GP from tomorrow. 9News
will be able to access a free flu shot at their pharmacy or GP from tomorrow until June 30, premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced.
The move is a "preemptive strike" against dominant flu strain, influenza A, as cases of influenza double every week, threatening to place additional pressure on the state's There are currently 4282 Queenslanders with the flu, with 150 people in hospital and 10 people in the ICU.Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced flu vaccines will be free for Queenslanders from tomorrow until June 30."Our cases are escalating and doubling quite quickly," Palaszczuk said.Influenza A, currently accounting for 98 per cent of flu cases is particularly harmful for young people in the 10-39 age rage."The symptoms are very similar to COVID," Palaszcuk said.
"We are already at the hospital admission rate that we were at the end of 2017 which means this is escalating very quickly," D'Ath said."We need you to go out and get vaccinated right now," she said.
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