Virulent 'Brisbane' flu strain prompts calls to vaccinate now

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt receiving last year’s flu vaccine from Dr Brian Morton

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The World Health Organisation says the Brisbane strain, named after the city where it originated, is among the most deadly forms of the flu virus in the world.

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