00:00More than 200 patients sought help at Redcliffe and Caboolture Hospitals late Tuesday night.
00:08Very sick with either flu or COVID.
00:11These presentations were effectively out of the blue and have put a significant strain on the system.
00:17Now non-urgent elective surgery has been paused at Metro North Hospital and health facilities for 48 hours.
00:25That includes the Royal Brisbane and Women's and Prince Charles Hospitals.
00:29Almost 200 people needing knee and hip operations will have to reschedule.
00:34Category 1 surgery, the more important surgery, we'll still have that surgery going ahead.
00:39We have capacity to deliver that.
00:41The stark increase in infections blamed on poor vaccination rates.
00:45Nearly 3,600 Queenslanders hospitalised with the flu so far this year, which is an increase of 16%.
00:52Over 90% of hospitalisations are being caused by unvaccinated people.
00:56And the problem isn't isolated to Brisbane.
00:58The strain felt from Rockhampton to the Gold Coast and Ipswich.
01:03Frontline health workers also being put at risk.
01:06The other challenge that the system is facing and that is that our sick leave is going up because doctors and nurses are getting sick as well.
01:13The message is clear. It's not too late.
01:16It's free and it's easy and it's quick.
01:19And you can save not only your life but someone else's life by getting the vaccine.
01:24The minister says the nurses' current industrial actions haven't contributed to surgery cancellations.
01:30That's why it's done on me.
01:32You've tried to sauberance!
01:36But NASA needs to pay attention to the pigeons and our utility system.
01:42How can you do this?
01:44You would agree with that.
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