Queensland is experiencing more flu cases than is normal for this time of year.Credit:Matt Dennien
“The numbers are significant at the moment,” Gerrard said on Friday.
“They are rising and,as I said,we are expecting the number of people with influenza in hospitals to exceed the number of those with COVID-19 by next week.”
Gerrard said he was concerned by a reduction in the number of children being vaccinated,and urged pregnant women to also get a flu shot.
Queensland Chief Health Officer John Gerrard has urged people to get vaccinated.Credit:Matt Dennien
Fentiman said that Queensland had “managed to avoid the worst” of the pandemic but would need to constantly adapt to the ever-changing and evolving world of respiratory illnesses.
Queensland endured four COVID-19 waves after the border to NSW reopened in 2022,and other viruses have also been spreading since then.