Under fives at greatest risk of needing hospital admission for influenza

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Updated August 22 2018 - 11:24pm, first published 10:30am
RECOVERED: Clementine Ritchie-Barnes, 15 months, was admitted to the Royal Children’s hospital last year after getting the flu. Pictured with her parents Emily Ritchie and Lachlan Barnes.
RECOVERED: Clementine Ritchie-Barnes, 15 months, was admitted to the Royal Children’s hospital last year after getting the flu. Pictured with her parents Emily Ritchie and Lachlan Barnes.

Parents are being warned against underestimating the dangers of influenza in children as the state prepares for the traditional late-August seasonal peak of flu infections.

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Michelle Smith

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