{
  "id": 8198445,
  "title": "‘Now is your highest risk period’: Winter’s over, but flu infections are surging in Australia. Why?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/now-is-your-highest-risk-period-winters-over-but-flu-infections-are",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-18T07:05:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/18/flu-infections-surging-australia-season-highest-risk"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Influenza cases are rising fast and yet to peak, with experts saying it’s not too late to get vaccinated Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Winter is over but cases of influenza are surging in Australia, with health experts warning that the risk of infection is now at its highest as the late flu season nears its…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}