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Wellington death prompts more Cantabs to get flu jab
GEORGINA STYLIANOU
The death of a Wellington woman has pushed Cantabrians into having influenza vaccinations.
Immunisation rates for the seasonal flu vaccine were well below last year's levels, but health professionals said the death of a 49-year-old Wellington woman last month boosted flu-jab rates.
The previously healthy woman died after contracting the H3N2 flu strain, the prominent virus in Canterbury this winter.
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GEORGINA STYLIANOU
The death of a Wellington woman has pushed Cantabrians into having influenza vaccinations.
Immunisation rates for the seasonal flu vaccine were well below last year's levels, but health professionals said the death of a 49-year-old Wellington woman last month boosted flu-jab rates.
The previously healthy woman died after contracting the H3N2 flu strain, the prominent virus in Canterbury this winter.
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