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"&lt;p&gt;Is there any positives to come from the coronavirus pandemic?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prof Sutton has just said flu deaths in Australia have fallen &amp;quot;through the floor&amp;quot; and is practically non-existent in 2020 because of social distancing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Higher rates of flu jabs was also having a positive impact, he said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;If there&amp;apos;s any good that&amp;apos;s come out of the restrictions that have been in place right throughout, it&amp;apos;s that our flu numbers in Victoria as for the rest of Australia are through the floor,&amp;quot; Prof Sutton said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;We have probably averted hundreds of deaths from influenza because of the physical distancing that&amp;apos;s been in place and much greater scope of immunisation people have taken up.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;That&amp;apos;s a small ray of hope for our health system as well in terms of the pressures from flu.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;There&amp;apos;s literally no flu going around.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;"
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