How bad is the Australian 2022 flu? And does the flu vaccination work?

By Matilda Handsley-Davis
Updated June 22 2022 - 12:56pm, first published 12:30pm
With influenza back in a big way, what's the science you need to know about Australia's current flu season? Picture: Shutterstock.
With influenza back in a big way, what's the science you need to know about Australia's current flu season? Picture: Shutterstock.

After two years with virtually no cases of influenza in Australia, cases and hospitalisations are now ticking up - and we've now got COVID-19 to deal with as well.