SEASONAL INFLUENZA VACCINATION PROGRAM
PART 1
Get vaccinated
Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is caused by a virus which spreads easily from person to person through infected droplets in the air and by hands infected with the virus.
The virus infects your nose, throat and, sometimes, your lungs. In most people it causes mild to moderate symptoms for about a week, but some people can develop severe illness and complications which may need to be treated in hospital and can even result in death.
Flu complications include pneumonia and bronchitis. Flu can also make some underlying medical conditions worse.
Flu is a vaccine-preventable disease. Because the flu virus is constantly changing, it is necessary to get vaccinated every year. The flu vaccine protects against the three strains of the virus which are most likely to occur over the winter. Vaccination is recommended in autumn to give time for immunity can develop before the flu season starts. You cannot get flu from the vaccine.
PART 2
To prevent complications from flu it is recommended that people in the eligible groups outlined in this brochure get vaccinated each year.
65 years and over
People aged 65 years and over have the highest risk of complications associated with seasonal flu. Vaccination decreased hospitalisation and mortality rates by up to 50 per cent.
Indigenous people
Respiratory diseases are major causes of preventable sickness and death in Indigenous people. All Indigenous people are now eligible for the free flu vaccine from 15 years of age.
Pregnancy
Pregnant women are at higher risk of severe complications associated with the virus. The flu vaccine is safe for pregnant women, including in the first trimester. Vaccinating against flu during pregnancy also provides protection for the baby during the first vulnerable months of life.
People medically at risk
People with some existing medical conditions are at increased risk of complication from flu and may now be eligible for free seasonal flu vaccine. These include anyone who is over six months of age and has a condition such as:
•heart disease
•chronic respiratory conditions
•chronic illness requiring medical follow-up or hospitalisation in the past year
•diseases of the neuromuscular system
•impaired immunity, or
•aged six months to 10 years and on long-term aspirin therapy.
Influenza is a virus which is easily spread from person to person via infected droplets in the air and by with the virus.
It is necessary to against influenza because the virus is constantly changing.
The influenza virus can lead to medical complications such as , or can make existing medical conditions worse.
It is recommended that vaccination take place in autumn so that before the winter flu season starts.
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Question Focus: Synonym match - summary says 'by ___ with the virus' and the passage uses the same wording
Correct Answer: hands infected
Why this is correct: The summary says the virus spreads "by ___ with the virus". The passage clearly states it spreads "by hands infected with the virus". This is a direct copy from the passage, which is exactly what FIB questions require.
Passage Reference: Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is caused by a virus which spreads easily from person to person through infected droplets in the air and by hands infected with the virus.
Common Mistake: Students often write touch or contact because it sounds logical. However, those words do not appear in the passage. You must copy the exact words. This is a synonym trap.
Paraphrasing: Passage: 'by hands infected with the virus' = Summary: 'by ___ with the virus'
Tips: When the sentence structure is almost the same as the passage, copy the exact noun phrase you see.
Key Vocabulary:
- infected = carrying disease
- droplets = very small drops
Question Focus: Synonym match - summary explains the reason, passage explains the action
Correct Answer: get vaccinated
Passage Reference: . Because the flu virus is constantly changing, it is necessary to get vaccinated every year.
Why this is correct: The summary says it is necessary to do something "because the virus is constantly changing". The passage answers this directly by saying it is necessary to get vaccinated. The reason matches, so the action must match too.
Common Mistake: Students often write vaccinate or get immunised. These change the wording and are not copied from the passage. This is a synonym trap.
Paraphrasing: Passage: 'it is necessary to get vaccinated every year' = Summary: 'It is necessary to ___ against influenza'
Tips: Ignore extra words like "every year" if the gap grammar does not allow them.
Key Vocabulary:
- constantly = all the time
- vaccinated = given a vaccine
Question Focus: Direct extraction - listing complications
Correct Answer: pneumonia and
Passage Reference: Flu complications include pneumonia and bronchitis. Flu can also make some underlying medical conditions worse.
Why this is correct: The passage lists complications as "pneumonia and bronchitis". Because the word limit is two words, the answer takes part of this phrase as pneumonia and, which still clearly refers to the listed complications.
Common Mistake: Students try to write pneumonia and bronchitis, but that is three words and breaks the word limit. This is a word limit trap.
Paraphrasing: Passage: 'Flu complications include pneumonia and bronchitis' = Summary: 'complications such as ___, or can make existing conditions worse'
Tips: If a list is too long for the word limit, choose the part that fits grammatically.
Key Vocabulary:
- complications = additional health problems
- pneumonia = serious lung infection
Question Focus: Synonym match - summary shortens the idea but keeps the meaning
Correct Answer: immunity can develop
Passage Reference: . Vaccination is recommended in autumn to give time for immunity can develop before the flu season starts.
Why this is correct: The summary explains why vaccination should happen in autumn. The passage states this clearly: it is to allow time so that immunity can develop before the flu season starts. This phrase directly answers the "so that" purpose.
Common Mistake: Students often write protection develops or antibodies form, which are not in the passage. You must copy the exact wording. This is a synonym trap.
Paraphrasing: Passage: 'to give time for immunity can develop' = Summary: 'so that ___ before the winter flu season starts'
Tips: Purpose phrases often follow "so that". Look for this structure in the passage.
Key Vocabulary:
- immunity = protection from disease
- develop = grow or form
General Tips:
- FIB answers follow passage order. Once you find gap 1, keep reading forward for the next gaps.
- Always copy the exact words from the passage. Do not use your own synonyms.
- Check the grammar around the gap. Prepositions, commas, and verbs give strong clues.
- Count your words carefully. Exceeding the word limit automatically loses the mark.
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