Doctors around Australia have expressed alarm after a record-breaking flu season that was accompanied by the lowest vaccination rates in five years.

There have been over 410,000 lab-confirmed cases of influenza in 2025 according to the Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP), which has beaten the previous record of 365,000 last year.

This is an increase of nearly 11 per cent from last year, and 13,000 cases have been confirmed in October alone.

The rise in flu cases has been accompanied by declining vaccination rates, with only 25.7 per cent of children between six months and five years old being vaccinated and just 60.5 per cent of Aussies over the age of 60.

RACGP President Dr Michael Wright said the data should be hugely concerning to all Australians due to the overall health risk i

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