Flu cases soared to 93000 this year as vaccine makers scrambled to update strains in response to a bad flu season in the northern hemisphereAustralians most vulnerable to the flu will gather free access to stronger vaccines in 2016 following a record number of cases this year.
The federal government’s national immunisation program will now include a vaccine that covers four flu strains instead of three, including two influenza B strains that were particularly severe in the 2015 flu season.
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Source: theguardian.com