#flu tag - Briefly

Flu bouncing back after Christmas mixing, says NHS

Christmas and New Year gatherings plus a severe cold snap have driven rises in flu, Covid, and norovirus, increasing pressure on NHS hospitals and services.

Miscellaneous

Revealed: Counties worst hit by flu over festive period as hospitals grapple with spike in winter viruses

286 patients were on trolleys in emergency departments yesterday.

#household-illness

Medicine

Aoife Kelly: Flu has hit my household - and I can attest to it being utterly horrendous

Public health

Aoife Kelly: Flu has hit my household - and I can attest to it being utterly horrendous

Medicine

Aoife Kelly: Flu has hit my household - and I can attest to it being utterly horrendous

Public health

Aoife Kelly: Flu has hit my household - and I can attest to it being utterly horrendous

more#household-illness

Flu: How are hospitals in your area affected?

UK hospitals are experiencing unusually high winter flu admissions; England reports its highest-ever in-hospital flu bed occupancy for the week ending 14 December.

fromwww.standard.co.uk

'Vaccine fatigue' behind low jab uptake as super flu rips through London, health chiefs warn

Parts of Barking and Dagenham are experiencing low flu vaccine uptake due to hesitancy and vaccine fatigue amid rising H3N2 flu cases.

fromwww.theguardian.com

Christmas strikes could collapse NHS with flu posing challenge unlike any since pandemic', says Streeting

Strikes combined with a sharp rise in flu cases over Christmas risk overwhelming an already precarious NHS and could trigger systemic collapse.

Flu wave hits England's busiest A&E - hundreds of patients are arriving a day

Leicester Royal Infirmary's emergency unit fills by midday due to an early, severe H3N2 flu surge, straining beds, staff, and patient flow.

fromwww.theguardian.com

Should people wear a mask in public if they feel unwell with flu?

People with flu or cold symptoms should wear masks in public to reduce transmission, while official guidance describes mask-wearing as an option to consider.