Tag: flu
OPINION: Winter illness hits home
COUGH! Cough, cough!
It’s cold and ‘flu season.
It’s also school holidays and the grandchildren have arrived from Perth.
Instead of flowers on the kitchen window sill,...
Vaccine available to help prevent flu
GLENELG Shire residents are being urged to protect themselves against the flu this winter by getting their annual flu vaccination[...]
Flu outbreak contained
THE influenza outbreak gripping Mount Gambier's largest aged care provider has eased with no new cases being confirmed at two of its sites in...
GP confirms rise in flu cases
A GENERAL practitioner has confirmed a rise in flu cases this year following a serious outbreak of Influenza A at a Mount Gambier nursing...
Flu crisis worsens
THE unprecedented influenza crisis gripping Mount Gambier's largest aged care provider continues to escalate with more residents yesterday being suspected of developing the infection.
Two...
Flu outbreaks hit aged care centres
VICTORIANS with the flu are being warned to avoid aged care facilities after the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the eighth death of a resident at a retirement village in the state.[...]
Region suffers worst flu season
THE region is in the midst of one of its worst flu seasons, with hospitals over the border and ambulances under increasing pressure from sick patients.[...]
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Season kicks off for Limestone Coast soccer
FOLLOWING the recent pre-season carnival, Limestone Coast soccer kicks off in full force this weekend with the opening round of the Premiership Cup.
In the...
