84 m. ago Why everyone should pay for a private flu jab now as 'super flu' sweeps UK

Flu experts have urged healthy people to get a flu vaccine from their local pharmacy

Economics

7 h. ago Girl, 12, ends up in coma after 'super flu' initially thought to be 'school bug'

Jessica Williamson was rushed to hospital in an ambulance where she was diagnosed with Influenza A, which later developed into sepsis and necrotising pneumonia

Politics

10 h. ago Girl, 12, ends up in coma in hospital after 'super flu' dismissed as 'school bug'

Hospital bosses say Jessica Williamson's case serves as a reminder flu in children can develop quickly and become very serious, as the situation looked bleak for the youngster

Science

15 h. ago Patients will 'feel impact' of latest doctors' strike as UK battles super

The NHS has issued an "urgent' plea for people to get their flu jab as they cope with striking doctors during record 'tsunami' superflu numbers during the heart of the Christmas season

Science

24 h. ago ‘Superflu’ left my girl, 12, in a coma after docs initially gave her a single paracetamol despite her lips being BLUE

THE parents of a 12-year-old girl who was left in a coma after a schoolbug turned out to be 'superflu' say they almost missed the signs. Jessica Williamson had initially been given a single paracetamol by doctors during a hospital trip, but was blue-lighted back hours later when her worried parents checked on her overnight....

Politics

27 h. ago Should we wear masks this flu season? Here’s what the evidence says

NHS leaders are encouraging people with symptoms to wear masks in public, but do they actually work?

Politics

49 h. ago How to tell if you have flu or fat jab side effects amid fresh warnings that missing the signs could be deadly

FEELING achy, feverish or wiped out? As 'superflu' surges across the country, it might be easy to assume you’ve caught the bug - but for those taking fat jabs, the symptoms could be something else entirely. This is because common side effects of weight-loss injections such as Wegovy and Mounjaro can closely mimic flu, making...

Events

50 h. ago Symptoms of H3N2 'super flu' and how to get a flu vaccine before Christmas

Those eligible for the free NHS flu jab are urged to get protected now as flu hospitalisations soar

Science

52 h. ago The truth about the ‘super flu’ and the severity of this flu season

Here’s what you need to know about this year’s flu season and how to protect yourself

Politics

53 h. ago Girl four in coma with no idea when she'll wake after flu jab mistake

Gary Dunion and his wife Angelina thought Sienna was joking when she said she was cold

Politics

57 h. ago Super flu: Race to get two million Londoners vaccinated before Christmas

Just over 1.87 million people in the capital had had the flu jab as of December 7

Science

57 h. ago Super flu: Race to get more than two million Londoners to have vaccine before Christmas

Just over 1.87 million people in the capital had had the flu jab as of December 7

Science

4 d. ago Flu vaccine: Everything you need to know about jab, from side effects to paying for it

Here’s everything to know about who should get the flu vaccine and how it works

Politics

4 d. ago Should I get a flu jab this winter? What you need to know about the H3N2 ‘super’ strain

New strain of virus appears to be hitting people harder and lasting for longer than expected

Politics

4 d. ago NHS free flu jab criteria as health bosses warn of 'tidal wave'

Vaccines are frequently offered at GP surgeries, select pharmacies, maternity clinics, and care homes

Events

4 d. ago I didn't give my daughter, 4, the flu vaccine... the virus has left her brain damaged, now I'm wracked with guilt

A father from Corby in Northamptonshire is urging parents to get their child vaccinated against the flu after a rare complication left his daughter, 4, in a coma.

Events

4 d. ago I didn't give my little girl, 4, the flu vaccine... the virus has left her brain damaged, now I'm wracked with guilt

A father from Corby in Northamptonshire is urging parents to get their child vaccinated against the flu after a rare complication left his daughter, 4, in a coma.

Events

5 d. ago Children bearing brunt of 'super flu' crisis as Wes Streeting warns raging outbreak could TRIPLE in size and fears grow that looming doctors' strike could collapse overwhelmed NHS

The NHS is facing its most challenging winter since Covid-and the entire system could crumble under the pressure, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has warned.

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5 d. ago Voices: ‘There were clear warnings’: Readers on the NHS ‘flunami’ crisis

Our community says the ‘flunami’ was inevitable – with many arguing that years of underfunding, workforce pressures and rising demand have left the NHS acutely vulnerable to any sudden spike in winter illness

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5 d. ago Children baring brunt of 'super flu' crisis as Wes Streeting warns raging outbreak could TRIPLE in size and fears grow that looming doctors' strike could collapse overwhelmed NHS

Children and teenagers are driving the surge in 'mutant flu' cases, new figures have revealed.

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