How flu overtook covid as australias deadliest respiratory virus?

Flu has become Australia’s deadliest respiratory virus because it has been really strong lately, while covid hasn’t been as powerful.

A respiratory virus is like a tiny bug that lives in your nose and lungs. When you breathe in air with these bugs, they make you sick, you get coughs, sneezes, or even fevers.

Imagine you're playing a game with your friends. At first, covid was the strongest player, everyone was scared of it. But then flu came along and started winning every round. People got sick more often with flu, and it was harder to fight off than covid had been.

Also, many people have gotten vaccines for covid, which helps them stay healthy. But not as many people got flu vaccines, so the flu bug had a bigger chance to spread and make more people sick.

That's why flu has become Australia’s deadliest respiratory virus again, it was just too strong!