Pregnant women urged to get flu shot

Health care workers receive the flu vaccination injection at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne

G Source: AAP

Pregnant women are being urged to get vaccinated against the flu this season, amid predictions this year could be just as bad as last year.


More than 100,000 Australians are known to have contracted the flu last year, with 17,000 ending up in hospital.

 

Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley says if you are pregnant and have the flu vax, it actually provides your baby with immunity for up to six months.

 

Ms Ley says indigenous children under five are also under represented in vaccination statistics.

 

 






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