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Why half of Aussies won’t vaccinate for the flu this year
Less than one in two Australians plan to vaccinate against influenza, despite the nation suffering one of its worst seasons last year.
A poll commissioned by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia has found only 45 per cent of people are planning to vaccinate for the upcoming flu season.
About half of baby boomers were vaccinated last year while less than a third of young people had the flu shot, the survey of 1000 people found.
"Our research showed more than half of Australian adults mistakenly consider themselves to be at low risk of contracting the flu," the guild's president George Tambassis said in a statement on Monday.
"The flu virus can affect anyone, even the fit and healthy, so your best defence against the flu is vaccination."