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Flu symptoms are worse than a common cold^1-3

Flu symptoms are usually more intense than a cold and include a runny nose, cough or sore throat, fever and chills, headache, body aches, tiredness, vomiting and diarrhoea (which is more common in children).³

Body ache

Headache

Sore throat

Fever

Fatigue

Cough

Most flu symptoms last up to a week but coughing can continue for up to two weeks or more⁴

Flu can be very serious⁵

While most people have fairly mild flu symptoms, for some people, flu is a serious disease that can lead to hospitalisation and sometimes even death.^1,5 It can cause bronchitis, croup, pneumonia, ear infections, and in serious cases, heart and brain inflammation and organ damage.^3,5

~5,100

hospitalisations are recorded in Australia each year due to flu.⁶

Older adults face a heightened risk of severe flu complications compared to young, healthy adults.⁶

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