<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/queensland" rel="" target="_blank" title="Queensland's"><span>Queensland's</span></a><span> flu cases have soared across the state, with urgent health warnings to get vaccinated.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The state saw over 3050 cases recorded in the past week, the highest number of flu cases recorded in a single week to date.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Over 210 people have been hospitalised in the past week with influenza, with more than 90 per cent being unvaccinated.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-praises-liberian-president-joseph-boakai-for-his-english-prompting-criticism/f65ff5b8-2d66-4b6b-838d-05ba4c7d768a" target="_blank"><strong><span>Donald Trump praises 'good English' of Liberian president, prompting criticism across Africa</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Last week, an average of 129 beds were occupied daily by patients hospitalised with the flu," Dr Heidi Carroll said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"In the week prior, an average of 112 beds were occupied daily by flu patients.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We are expecting flu hospitalisations to overtake COVID-19 hospitalisations in coming weeks.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-flu-cases-soar-with-experts-fearing-worst-yet-to-come/c5ad9d72-8319-457c-8ad2-53b52f4e134d" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There was an average of 165 beds occupied by people hospitalised with COVID-19 across the state last week."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She says vaccines are the best way to prevent serious illness from influenza, which can be fatal in young children and elderly people. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Vaccination is the best defence against winter viruses to stop the chain of transmission and prevent serious illness," Carroll said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/russia-ukraine-war-russia-launches-biggest-attack-of-invasion-more-than-700-drones/3d60f01b-58e4-40da-b364-9039324cb29d" target="_blank"><strong><span>Over 700 drones in Russia's record-breaking Ukraine attack</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Experts are also concerned that flu cases will soar further when school children go back to school next week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Children are more likely to catch and spread influenza, contributing to transmission in the community, but also young children are vulnerable to serious illness from the flu," Dr Carroll said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"While more than 32,600 lab-confirmed flu cases have been recorded in Queensland this year – we know the actual number of flu cases in the community are much higher – and flu is spreading."</span></div></div>