Deadly flu outbreak hits aged care home

An empty bed seen in a recovery room.

An empty bed seen in a recovery room, Source: AAP

Influenza experts are warning those who haven’t had the flu shot risk passing on a deadly strain of the virus, putting at risk elderly people and those with compromised immune systems.


Three residents of a nursing home on the New South Wales south coast has died in a prolonged outbreak at the facility, prompting a warning from health authorities.


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