10 reasons to get your flu vaccination this year
Not sure about booking your flu vaccination? Hop off the fence and into your booking, with these must-know facts:
10 things you should know about the flu
1. It’s 100% safe. Vaccines in Australia go through strict testing and then are approved for public use by the Therapeutic Goods Association. The flu vaccine has passed these same strict processes.
2. Having last year’s doesn’t count. The thing about the influenza virus is that there are many strains; so a previous year’s vaccination is no longer effective.
3. The COVID-19 vaccine doesn’t provide protection against the flu. This is because they are caused by entirely different viruses that need different vaccine composition.
4. You can’t catch flu from the vaccine. The vaccine doesn’t include live virus, which means it won’t make you sick with influenza.
5. It protects the vulnerable. You may not be high-risk for the flu, but someone you love, know or work with most likely is. If you don’t catch the flu in the first place, you can’t spread it to anyone else.
6. The flu can be serious. Even if you’re perfectly healthy, it’s possible to become quite sick with influenza.
7. Peak season is on the way. In Australia, the main flu season spans the cooler months (April-October) and tends to peak in August.*
8. You can get both vaccines at once. Life is busy – so it’s great to know you can be boosted for COVID-19 and Flu at the same time. Book yours here
9. Protect against four strains at once. TerryWhite Chemmart is offering the quadrivalent flu vaccine, which provides protection against four of the most common strains.^
10. It’s safe when pregnant. The flu vaccination is safe to receive during pregnancy and helps provide protection for bub in their first months of life.#
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