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Even the Easter Bunny can have a bad hare day! 🐰

Over the long weekend, Metro North Health is here for you through our:
• Emergency Departments
• Minor Injury and Illness Clinics
• Virtual Emergency Care Service

Visit metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/news/all-roads-lead-to-care for more. In an emergency situation, call 000.

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“Flu is more than just a regular cold. The good news is that flu vaccines are really good at stopping you from getting sick. It’s what they are designed to do.”
 
Dr Krispin Hajkowicz is an infectious diseases physician at the RBWH and he says already this year Australia has recorded more than 48,000 cases of influenza.
 
“That’s more than this time last year. Things are starting to pick up and there’s been a big increase over the last couple of weeks.”
 
“The flu season that the Northern Hemisphere was one of the worst they’ve had in the last ten or 15 years. We’re on track for a pretty bad flu season in Queensland too.”
 
There's more good news Queenslanders though, with everyone over the age of six months able to receive a flu vaccination for free – including those over 65 who receive a special vaccination that provides even more protection.
 
📣Visit: https://www.vaccinate.initiatives.qld.gov.au/what-to-vaccinate-against/influenza to find out more about how you can protect yourself and your family this flu season.

“Flu is more than just a regular cold. The good news is that flu vaccines are really good at stopping you from getting sick. It’s what they are designed to do.”

Dr Krispin Hajkowicz is an infectious diseases physician at the RBWH and he says already this year Australia has recorded more than 48,000 cases of influenza.

“That’s more than this time last year. Things are starting to pick up and there’s been a big increase over the last couple of weeks.”

“The flu season that the Northern Hemisphere was one of the worst they’ve had in the last ten or 15 years. We’re on track for a pretty bad flu season in Queensland too.”

There`s more good news Queenslanders though, with everyone over the age of six months able to receive a flu vaccination for free – including those over 65 who receive a special vaccination that provides even more protection.

📣Visit: https://www.vaccinate.initiatives.qld.gov.au/what-to-vaccinate-against/influenza to find out more about how you can protect yourself and your family this flu season.
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