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Influenza (the flu) is a viral infection that tends to be seasonal, beginning in mid-late autumn and disappearing in spring. It is a common respiratory illne

We have produced a number of resources to help immunisation providers have supportive, culturally appropriate vaccination conversations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. While there is a focus on influenza vaccination, the principles can be applied to other vaccinations. 

This resource helps answer key questions Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families may have about influenza vaccination. You can print this resource and give it to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family when you start your influenza vaccination conversation.  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people value having a conversation with their health provider, so use this resource as a conversation starter (rather than leaving it in the waiting room or handing it to the patient without having a conversation). 

This resource provides a summary of influenza and COVID-19 vaccination information tools and communication resources featured on key Australian health websites which were designed (with or without input from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people) either for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, or for immunisation providers working with them.

Print out this insert and tuck it into your lanyard to give you easy access to key facts about vaccinations for pertussis, influenza and hepatitis B.  The development of this content was led by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute for the MumBubVax website (now archived).

Are there evidence-based strategies for recovering from colds, influenza and upper respiratory inflammation or infection more quickly? A review by Allan and Arroll (2014) found that there is a need for more high-quality research on treatments for common colds.

When you think of winter, you may at first associate it with the flu, colds or respiratory complications such as pneumonia. However, in the cooler months, seasonal affective disorder (SAD) may be often overlooked as a simple case of the 'winter blues'.

The information in this downloadable PDF presents an example of an actual flu vaccine yarn (conversation) between an immunisation provider and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patient. As a provider, you can use this document for ideas about what to say and how to say it. It is not meant to be prescriptive, feel free to adapt. 

ASCIA Guidelines - Vaccination of the egg-allergic individual can be undertaken safely with the measles mumps rubella (MMR), the measles mumps rubella varicella (MMR-V) vaccine (which contains no egg protein) and the influenza vaccine (which may contain minute traces of egg protein)