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The flu virus survive more than eight hours on surfaces in public spaces such as handrails, doorknobs, and shopping trolleys.[1]
The flu vaccine is free on the National I妹妹unisation Program for all of the following groups:
- Pregnant women
- People over 65
- People with medical conditions such as heart disease, severe asthma, chronic lung condition, and diabetes
- Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and older[2]
There is no live virus in the flu shot.[3]
Twenty to fifty percent of Australian children are infected with the flu every year.[4]
Approximately 18,000 Australians are hospitalised every year from the flu and related health complications.[5]
Receiving the flu vaccination while pregnant not only helps protect both women and their unborn children from the flu and the risk of related complications such as a higher level of stillbirth or premature birth, but also provides additional protection for the baby during the first vulnerable months of life.[6]
[1] http://www.flusmart.org.au/article/be-smart-about-flu/
[2] http://www.i妹妹unise.health.gov.a ... /Content/ITO150-cnt
[3] http://www.health.gov.au/interne ... ise-influenza-qanda
[4] http://www.isg.org.au/index.php/ ... uenza-and-children/
[5] http://www.isg.org.au/assets/assets/Pregnancy-7.pdf
[6] http://www.isg.org.au/assets/assets/Pregnancy-7.pdf |
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