NSW has recorded a 37 per cent increase in emergency department presentations with influenza-like illness. 9News
Doctors are calling for parents to get their children vaccinated against flu after a spike in the number of youngsters being taken to hospital with flu-like illnesses.
There was a 30 per cent increase in admissions to hospital in the week compared with the week before.Last week there was a 37 per cent increase in emergency department presentations with influenza-like illness in the state, NSW Health said. Since May, 16 children have been admitted to intensive care with life-threatening complications from influenza at Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, The Children's Hospital at Westmead and John Hunter Hospital with numbers continuing to rise.NSW Health Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said the numbers are "concerning" and said parents of children aged five to 16 should book their child in for a flu vaccine these school holidays.
"Sadly, our children's hospitals are seeing an increasing number of these children being admitted for care and some of these patients are seriously unwell.
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