Aussies shun flu vaccines

ONLY half of Australians plan to vaccinate against influenza this year.

About 55 per cent of Aussies don’t intend to vaccinate before the upcoming flu season, a poll commissioned by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia has found.

Pharmacy Guild of Australia president George Tambassis said the flu virus could affect even fit and healthy people, and vaccination was the best way for people to protect not only themselves but the broader community. “Flu vaccinations promote community immunity,” he said yesterday.