Flu Season 2024 Australia Reddit. We call it a flu 'season' because the prevalence (how many people in the population have it) of the disease rises greatly then subsides, like a rainy season. He predicted that it would be a mild to moderate year for flu infections beginning in late winter, driven by lower vaccination rates, less social distancing and.

Annual vaccination is the most important measure to prevent influenza and its complications. Latest data found there was an 18 per cent increase.