Why the new flu jab is a game changer

A new flu vaccine has arrived in Australia and it’s not like traditional vaccines – it's cell-based.

Cell-based flu vaccines are developed differently from the traditional egg-based vaccines – and they offer advantages in production, scale and better matching viruses in our vaccines to those actually circulating in the community.

In this episode of the Briefing, immunologist Dr Julianne Bayliss explains why the new vaccine is a game-changer for Australians and why you need to get the new flu jab.

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