Severe respiratory illness rates are now the highest they’ve been in the last decade, mostly due to very high rates of flu. This comes as ambulance services struggle to meet demand, and Health NZ urges people to save emergency departments for emergencies. The SMC asked experts to comment. Please feel free to use these comments in your reporting or follow up with the contact details provided. Any further comments will be sent in a separate email.…
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