Thousands of Australians 急ぐ to get a SECOND flu jab まっただ中に 恐れるs the ワクチン doesn't 保護する from a deadly 緊張する of the ウイルス - so are you at 危険?

  • 連邦の?政府's over-65s flu ワクチン does not cover the Brisbane B 緊張する
  • Younger Australians are 保護するd by deadly 緊張する in jab designed for under-65s
  • 地元の doctors are giving their older 患者s the 選択 to have both 注射s
  • Queensland Health says having?both jabs is unnecessary, but not harmful

By Max Margan For Daily Mail Australia

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Many 上級の Australians are 急ぐing to get a second flu 発射 まっただ中に 恐れるs the over 65s ワクチン doesn't 保護する from a deadly 緊張する of the ウイルス.

The 連邦の 政府's 2018 over-65s flu 発射 does not cover the?Brisbane B 緊張する, which is 含むd in the jab?designed for younger Australians.

Of the 1100 influenza-associated deaths 記録，記録的な／記録するd last year, 90 per cent were in the 年輩の.?

Queensland General Practitioner Dr Wade Wilson told The 特使 Mail he is giving his older 患者s the 選択 to get both 注射s.??

'It's my 責任／義務 to keep my 患者s alive. I just don't understand why the Brisbane B would not be 含むd in the ワクチン接種 for this age group,' he said.?

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上級の Australians are 急ぐing to get a second flu 発射 まっただ中に 恐れるs the over 65s ワクチン doesn't 保護する from a deadly 緊張する of the ウイルス (在庫／株 image)?

While many older people are going against Queensland Health 推薦s and 選ぶing for both 注射s, 専門家s argue it is unnecessary.

Robert Booy, 長，率いる of 臨床の 研究 at the 国家の Centre for Immunisation 研究 and 監視, 述べるd the?over-65s jab as a '最高の ワクチン'.

'What people don't understand is this ワクチン will 申し込む／申し出 cross-保護 for the Brisbane B 緊張する, and it is the A that is more ありふれた in older people,' he said.?

Earlier this month, Queensland Health said the over 65s ワクチン remains the best 保護 for older Australians.

Of the 1100 influenza-associated deaths recorded last year, 90 per cent were in the elderly (stock)

Of the 1100 influenza-associat ed deaths 記録，記録的な／記録するd last year, 90 per cent were in the 年輩の (在庫／株)

'Queensland Health does not recommend 得るing the two ワクチンs as it is not necessary,' said?Dr Alun Richards, 医療の Director of the Immunisation Program.

'Additionally, the use of 多重の types of ワクチンs in one season has not yet been 熟考する／考慮するd.

'While not recommended, 行政 of both ワクチン types to an individual is not contraindicated, so if anyone has already received both ワクチンs, there are no serious safety 関心s.'

Dr Richards encouraged anyone 老年の 65 years and older who hasn't received their flu ワクチン接種 to 調書をとる／予約する an 任命 with their GP.?

TIMING OF FLU VACCINE CRITICAL - EXPERTS SAY?

Rushing out to getting the flu vaccination too early may put people at serious risk, experts have warned

急ぐing out to getting the flu ワクチン接種 too 早期に may put people at serious 危険, 専門家s have 警告するd

タイミング is everything, 特に when it comes to getting the flu 発射.

The 王室の Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) says the タイミング of influenza ワクチン接種 is 批判的な to 確実にするing 患者s have the highest level of 保護 when the flu season arrives.

急ぐing out to getting the flu ワクチン接種 too 早期に may put people at serious 危険, 警告するs RACGP 大統領 Dr Bastian Seidel.

'Typically, flu season 影響する／感情s Australia from June to September, with the 頂点（に達する） 存在 August,' Dr Seidel said.

'最近の 証拠 示唆するs that 保護 に引き続いて flu ワクチン接種 may begin to wear off after three to four months, so タイミング of ワクチン接種 is 批判的な,' he said.

関心d some ワクチン providers are already advising 患者s to receive the flu ワクチン接種, Australians are encouraged to 協議する a specialist GP about when to get the 年次の flu jab.

'The last thing we want to see this year is 患者s doing the 権利 thing and receiving a flu ワクチン接種, only for the ワクチン接種 wear off by the time we reach flu season,' said Dr Seidel.?

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