Virulent 'Brisbane' flu strain prompts calls to vaccinate now

Australians are being urged to get vaccinated ahead of the flu season, with a particularly hostile strain expected this year. The World Health Organisation says the Brisbane strain, named after the city where it originated, is among the most deadly forms of the virus in the world...

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt, (left), receive a flu vaccine from Dr Brian Morton at Northbridge Medical Practice in Sydney Source: AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts