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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Lucy Bladen

MYSTERIOUS: Will be significant after two years of low numbers the flu is back - What They Never Told You

Chief Health Officer Kerryn Coleman has urged people to get their flu shots as the virus is spreading in the community. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Canberrans are being urged to get their flu shot as health authorities air concerns about waning immunity after the territory has recorded a spike in influenza cases over recent weeks.

After two years of record low influenza cases in Canberra, there have been 28 cases of flu reported to ACT Health over the past fortnight and a total of 44 cases in 2022. There were only nine cases of influenza in 2021.

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