Bad flu seasons could be avoided with strong vaccination coverage after borders are reopened

Jasper Lindell
February 28 2021 - 4:00am
Just 194 notifications of influenza were reported to ACT Health between January and October last year, down from 3936 notifications in 2019. Picture: Shutterstock
Just 194 notifications of influenza were reported to ACT Health between January and October last year, down from 3936 notifications in 2019. Picture: Shutterstock

Australia will avoid significant flu seasons while its international borders remain shut, and experts believe strong vaccination rates could mean years with large numbers of flu infections become a thing of the past.

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Jasper Lindell

Jasper Lindell

Assembly Reporter

Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times' Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.