Virulent 'Brisbane' flu strain prompts calls to vaccinate now
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt, (left), along with North Sydney MP Trent Zimmerman, (centre), receive a flu vaccine. Source: AAP
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.
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