IF YOU have not already done so, get your flu vaccine.
That’s the advice from medical experts as winter 2023 is expected to be harsh.
The prediction is based on trends in the northern hemisphere, which was hit by concurrent waves of Covid-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) throughout their winter this year; typically from December to late February.
According to a recent report in The Washington Post, for many parents with young children winter was a slog through a ‘tripledemic’ of the three, and other resurgent infections.
The report said children under one made up almost a quarter of emergency department visitors for respiratory diseases in early December.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this was closely followed by children below the age of 11.
Meanwhile, a report by the Xinhua News Agency in March said Australians
