People at highest risk of being hospitalised with flu are:

• babies
• people more than 65 years old
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• pregnant women
• people with long-term medical conditions
• people who have weakened immune systems
• people who are obese
• people who smoke
• people who haven’t been vaccinated against the flu.

Long-term medical conditions that can lead to an individual having a serious case of the flu include:

• heart disease
• lung disease
• nervous system conditions like multiple sclerosis
• liver and kidney disease
• diabetes
• blood diseases.

Available influenza related PenCat recipes are available below:

• Identify patients at risk for Influenza based on age, ethnicity or pregnancy - CAT Recipes - PenCS Help
• Identify Patients at risk for influenza with predisposing conditions - CAT Recipes - PenCS Help
• QIM 4 – Influenza immunisation for patients aged 65 and over - CAT Recipes - PenCS Help
• QIM 5 – Influenza immunisation for patients with diabetes - CAT Recipes - PenCS Help
• QIM 6 – Influenza immunisation for patients with COPD - CAT Recipes - PenCS Help.