Australia struggles against vaccine fatigue as it battles flu outbreak
Australia is battling its first serious influenza outbreak since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, leaving the authorities struggling to persuade a vaccine-weary public to get flu shots. Official data showed there were 65,770 flu cases in May - more than double the month's previous record set during a severe outbreak in 2019. But the numbers have been rapidly increasing. According to the federal government's influenza surveillance system, there were 147,155 cases of flu recorded from Jan 1 to June 19 this year. Of these, 55,101 or more than one third occurred from June 5. There have been 54 flu-related deaths.
The Straits Times - June 26, 2022View the full story here: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-struggles-against-vaccine-fatigue-as-it-battles-flu-outbreak