Get your flu shot too when you get the updated Omicron-targeted booster.
Australia had one of its worst flu seasons in recent years. And the season started two months early and peaked early.
We may have a twindemic this winter now that there is less pandemic mitigation and masking, and less population immunity from influenza thanks to hardly any flu season in 2020-2021 and a mild season in 2021-2022. Even when the flu vaccine "misses" the circulating strain, it helps protect against the flu and reduce flu severity.
So far our flu season hasn't started, so there is still time to get vaccinated. Ideally you want to get vaccinated before the end of October. You can get both the Omicron booster and flu vaccine at the same time. It is safe to do so. See less