14 h. 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

17 h. ago Homeless Nigerian migrant who followed care home worker through Surrey village and exposed himself to another is jailed for a year

Olubenga Akinpelu, 57, pursued the woman down an alleyway in a sleepy Surrey village with a broken glass bottle in his hand.

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28 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

58 h. ago Numbers in each Greater Manchester hospital with flu as bosses urge areas with lowest protection to come to clinics

Senior health sources say the figure is rising every day, and the current figure is much higher than the numbers most recently published, as cases continue to climb

Science

63 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

66 h. ago Pregnant women urged to get three vaccines amid UK winter virus surge

The UK Health Security Agency has urged pregnant women to get three vaccines as winter viruses put pressure on the NHS

Politics

4 d. ago Children targeted in urgent NHS vaccine drive to curb 'super

The so-called 'super-flu' has spread rapidly among schoolchildren, but only one in four has taken up the free vaccines.

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4 d. ago Greater Manchester NHS urges parents in these boroughs to use crisis clinics as flu cases soar

More than 100 people were in hospital at the start of December with the flu, with numbers rising every day according to the region's senior health leaders

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4 d. ago NHS urges 'call 999' for severe flu symptoms as hospitalisations surge

NHS guidance reminds people with flu to call 999 if they experience severe symptoms, as the health service faces record demands with flu hospitalisations up 55%

Science

4 d. ago Woman, 40, needs double lung transplant after flu as doctors urge vaccination

Claire Davies, 40, was floored by flu in 2022 despite having the vaccine, leaving her lungs so damaged she now needs a double lung transplant and credits the jab with saving her life

Science

5 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.

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5 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.

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5 d. ago 'Worst crisis since Covid': Super flu tearing through London as Streeting urges doctors to call off strike

The number of patients with flu in the capital’s hospitals has jumped 47% to 380 in a week

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5 d. ago 'Worst crisis since Covid': Super flu tearing through London as Streeting he urges doctors to call off strike

The number of patients with flu in the capital’s hospitals has jumped 47% to 380

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5 d. ago The Standard podcast: Super flu cases soar in the capital as Londoners urged to get vaccinated

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6 d. ago Super flu: Where are the hotspots in London as 'tidal wave' of virus rips through the capital

Health chiefs are urging Londoners to get the flu vaccine amid fears of a virus surge ahead of Christmas

Science

6 d. ago Super flu hospital cases in London jump 47% in a week as NHS faces worst

Londoners are being urged to get the flu vaccine in the next few days to get maximum protection by Christmas Day

Science

6 d. ago Super flu hospital cases in London jump 47% in a week as health chief warns of virus surge before Christmas

Londoners are being urged to get the flu vaccine in the next few days to get maximum protection by Christmas Day

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6 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer clarifies 'wear a mask' advice in 'be careful' warning as flu cases soar

The Prime Minister has urged 'common sense' amid a rise in flu cases

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6 d. ago Super flu hospital cases in London jump 48% in a week as health chief warns of virus surge before Christmas

Londoners are being urged to get the flu vaccine in the next few days to get maximum protection by Christmas Day

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