Budget version of flu vaccine blamed for bad season

A cheap vaccine has been blamed for the number of Australians succumbing to the flu this winter, with more than double the number of confirmed cases.

Victoria suffering near-record flu rates

Victoria suffering near-record flu rates Source: AAP

数字显示,今年有21.7万名澳大利亚感染了流感,是上一年的两倍多。2015年的流感感染人数刚查过十万。

免疫联盟组织的主席,Paul van Buynder教授周一对新闻有限公司称,一种价格只有$6的疫苗是问题所在,因为无法为老年人提供适当的保护。

“花钱买没效果的疫苗是一种虚假经济。要是能避免数以万计的人们生病或住院,多花一点钱是值得的。”

“今年是灾难的一年。如果我们不改变政策,那结果只有靠上天了。”

van Buynder教授在黄金海岸执医,同时也是一名专家顾问,帮助政府为国家的疫苗接种体系选择疫苗。

尽管如此,澳大利亚首席医学官员Brendan Murphy教授对新闻有限公司媒体表示,顾问小组总是确保国家得到最好的疫苗。他此前曾表示,今年的疫苗是由世界卫生组织选择的,曾经对预防病毒“起到较好和良好的效果”,但是效果不如前几年。

澳大利亚传染病监察报告显示,今年的感染率在80岁以及80岁以上的成年人中最高,在5岁至9岁之间的儿童中也达到高峰。

甲型流感是今年流感季节最常见的病毒。



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