27 May 2020

Will NZ flu season be mild this year?

From Checkpoint, 6:19 pm on 27 May 2020

It is hoped New Zealand efforts to flatten the Covid-19 curve, will translate into a milder flu season this winter.

But experts warn unlike Covid-19, influenza is already present and cannot be eliminated from the community.

Instead they say good hygiene practices and immunisation are still the most effective ways of stopping the spread of flu this season. Catherine Hutton reports.