About FluTracking
Welcome to FluTracking, the surveillance system that harnesses the power of the internet and community spirit for monitoring COVID-19 and influenza. By taking part, you’ll not only be contributing to scientific research, you will be helping to track influenza and COVID-19 in Hong Kong. Over the 15 years the survey has been running in Australia, and now 3 years in New Zealand, we have grown to over 140,000 participants per week who have collectively completed over 12.8 million surveys! FluTracking (HK) now is launched by The School of Public Health of The University of Hong Kong.
A simple online survey that takes less than 15 seconds each week can tell us so much.
The main aims of FluTracking are to develop a system that can provide:
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Community level influenza-like illness and COVID-19 surveillance
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Consistent surveillance of influenza activity and COVID-19 over time
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Year-to-year comparison of the timing, attack rates, and seriousness of influenza and COVID-19 in the community.
Weekly Survey
After registering as a volunteer FluTracker, you’ll receive a weekly email from us. The email contains a link to an online survey form.
On the first visit you’ll be asked to provide the following information:
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Month and year of birth
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Gender
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Receipt of influenza vaccine in the preceding year
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Face to face contact with patients (for participants 15 years or older)
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Highest level of education (for participants 15 years or older)
On subsequent weekly visits to the form, you’ll be asked about the presence of typical flu-like symptoms like:
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Fever
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Cough
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Sore throat
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Runny nose
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Shortness of breath
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Any change in sense of taste or smell
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Headache
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Have you received the Annual Flu vaccine since October 2021?
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Have you received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine?
If you answer ‘yes’ to a symptom, you’ll get these follow-up questions about:
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Number of days absent from normal duties
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Visits to health care providers
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Results of laboratory tests for Influenza or COVID-19
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Receipt of influenza vaccine in the current year
Latest Weekly Reports
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Thank You, FluTrackers!
We look forward to FluTracking with you in 2021!
*The information you provide will be kept confidential and stored in secure databases. The information will be sent to the University of Newcastle, Australia for aggregated analysis.
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