Put on a fucking mask.
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Highly transmissible flu strain Super-K infects more than 2,500 Australians
Highly transmissible flu strain Super-K infects more than 2,500 Australians

More than 2,500 Australians have rung in the new year with a highly transmissible new strain of influenza, and health authorities are on alert for what could be Australia’s worst year since tracking began 35 years ago.

Last year’s record, when more than half a million Australians contracted a laboratory-certified form of flu and 1,508 people died, was a 44% increase on the 2024 mortality rate.

#AusPol #Australia #Medical #health #covid #covid19 #GetVaccinated #disability #disabled #LongCovid #PutOnAMask #flu

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/08/flu-super-k-australia-highly-infectious-strain?CMP=share_btn_url

Finally went and got my #flu shot (along with my kids), and I guess this is a reminder to do the same if you haven't already.

#GetVaccinated #vaccinessavelives

RE: https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6/115830275867691351

I recently turned an anti vaxxer who called the COVID vaccine a clot shot into someone who decided to go and get vaccinated using a very simple argument. Feel free to use it:

1. Vaccines are made by drug companies.
2. Drug companies make most of their money off the elderly as ageing populations require more care.
3. Why would you kill off your customers before they become the most profitable to you?

They've now had all their COVID vaccines.

Ironic too that we were all supposed to be dead by new year's eve.

#vaccines #GetVaccinated #vaccineswork

"Multiple diseases, including pertussis (#WhoopingCough), #influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (#RSV), and #COVID19, are contributing to increased respiratory illness activity across the United States and globally as the 2025–26 respiratory season unfolds."

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/us-respiratory-virus-activity-rises-arkansas-reports-record-pertussis-year

#GetVaccinated #VaccinesSaveLives

3 kids lost to the flu is 3 too many. 💔

The flu shot isn’t about fear — it’s about protecting kids, elders, and each other, especially before holiday gatherings.

Please get vaccinated and encourage others to do the same.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-eohu-flu-child-deaths-2025-9.7016118
#GetVaccinated #PublicHealth #Ottawa #FluSeason

RE: https://newsie.social/@ProPublica/115735855881669989

This whole thing is unconscionable. We're becoming the world's leader in spreading infections and not caring who they hurt...
#GetVaccinated #WearaMask #QuackDoctor #IBelieveInScience #InfectiousDisease #PublicHealth