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wellness this month in this issue sweet smell of success guy sebastian pays homage to wife jules with his fragrance debut wel ess guy sebastian carol mackie the airways that can cause mild to severe illness and even lead to death whatever your symptoms - fever sore throat or cough - nothing about australia typically peaks from june difficult to avoid getting sick which is where your annual according to infectious diseases paediatrician professor robert booy "the highest level of protection occurs in the first three to four months following vaccination so people should be looking to get vaccinated april onwards," prof booy says "you can still get the flu but if you've been vaccinated it's likely to be less important and vulnerable people who are more at risk should wear masks when out and about." what sort of a flu season are we in for? after a record low flu season in australia during 2021 because of be an early flu fighter prevention is key when it comes to protecting you and your family from getting sick from the flu which is why getting your annual vaccination is so important words liz mcgrath interventions in place to control covid this year might bring we look around the world we see that all sorts of infections that were in abeyance during the pandemic are now surging because people are mixing in large numbers and still have reduced immunity from prof booy says "that includes respiratory viruses infections like meningococcal" covid is also still putting a strain on the health system should be seeing their gp for antiviral medication if they have worrying respiratory problems," he advises who should get vaccinated? the australian government recommends everyone aged six months and over should be immunised against seasonal flu as the flu virus is constantly evolving to beat our immune system the vaccine is designed around four global data showing viruses that were dominant the previous winter the world health organization has already announced its recommendations for which strains should be included in this year's southern hemisphere jabs well be a vaccine that provides protection against the flu and covid." prof booy says "people need to take their health seriously and do what they can to others in their community against getting sick." influenza vaccines are free to people from high risk groups identified in the national immunisation program schedule and they should seek advice from their medical practitioner high risk groups include aboriginal and torres strait islander people aged 0-5 years; aboriginal and torres strait islanders who are aged 10 and people aged six months and over with medical conditions such that can lead to complications from and over helpful ways to beat the bug while an annual flu jab is important to maintain droplets travelling to stay up to date on the season scan here tune into wellness tv