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The coronavirus lockdown might help limit this year's flu season – but you should still get your flu jab anyway

Written by Lauren Bloomfield, Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame Australia

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Lockdown measures aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19 should actually help cut the cases of flu this year. That’s because keeping people apart to reduce the spread of coronavirus will also help reduce the spread of flu.

That said, you really should receive a flu vaccine anyway.

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