Across Australia already since 2026 began, a total of 2,500 Australians have contracted a highly transmissible new strain of influenza.

The unseasonably high rate of infection for just the first week of January has been driven by a mutation of Influenza A H3N2 known as subclade K – now colloquially referred to as Super-K – first identified in September by scientists at Melbourne’s Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity.

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners have stated that vaccination rates have been plummeting especially in those most vulnerable. This includes people over 65 years old and children aged six months to five years.

If you fit this criteria, or have any vaccination needs, please make an appointment with your GP by clicking here or phone 8370 9777 to speak to our reception team for an appointment.