What's new about the 2018 flu vaccine, and who should get one?

The seasonal influenza vaccine is the best way to protect against influenza viruses.

The seasonal influenza vaccine is the best way to protect against influenza viruses. Source: Pixabay/whitessession

As winter draws closer, many Australians are wondering whether this year’s influenza season will be as bad as the last, and whether they should get vaccinated.

For most of us, influenza (the flu) is a mild illness, causing fever, chills, a cough, sore throat and body aches, that lasts several days. But some people – especially the elderly, young children and those with chronic diseases – are at risk of serious and potentially deadly complications.

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