John Gibb writes in the Otago Daily Times about the slight rise in flu-like illnesses being reported among patients in among patients in Otago-Southland, the uptake of the seasonal flu vaccine, and the absence of swine flu cases in the region.
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“However, there had been no recent confirmed cases of the swine flu pandemic strain of H1N1 virus in the southern region, Dr Poore said.
“There had been a significant increase this year in the number of people choosing to be vaccinated against influenza, with a multi-strain vaccination available against the pandemic strain of influenza A and two other influenza strains, she said.”