11 h. ago ‘Superflu’ mayhem will drag into New Year as mutant bug’s ‘longtail fuels post

THE NHS has been plunged into its worst-case winter scenario as an “unprecedented wave of superflu” pushed hospital cases up 55 per cent in a week.  Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer urged Britons to “be careful” and blasted doctors plotting a mid-crisis strike next week as “irresponsible”.  NHS officials said there are now enough virus...

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16 h. 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

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16 h. ago Is the H3N2 'super flu' more dangerous than normal flu? Symptoms and advice

A mutant 'superflu' has sparked a 'worst case scenario' alert from the NHS as cases soar

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17 h. ago Mutant 'superflu' ripping through the UK sparks fears of a vaccine shortage

Experts are warning that chemists are battling to cope with soaring demand for the vaccinations, with some stocks already running out

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2 d. ago Government warns schools grappling with 'superflu' should only close in extreme circumstances as mutant strain spreads across Europe and more UK hospitals declare critical incidents

Headteachers are being told to consider the impact on education and wellbeing before an emergency shutdown due to the 'superflu' outbreak and to do their best to minimise disruption.

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3 d. ago Mutant ‘superflu’ collides with 2 horror winter bugs in ‘triple whammy’ surge – as schools shut and NHS swamped

SCHOOLS are shutting and hospitals are reinstating Covid-style measures as 'superflu' and two other winter bugs tear through communities, leaving hundreds of pupils off sick. Headteachers across the UK warn soaring sickness rates feel like “being back in Covid times”, with some even cutting singing in assemblies to curb the spread of illness. It comes...

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3 d. ago Mutant 'superflu' outbreak: Schools shut down, London hospitalisations triple and people are told to wear masks as 100 cruise passengers are struck down with norovirus

Headteachers across the UK have warned escalating sickness rates are causing alarm with some even reducing singing in assemblies to cut the spread of illness.

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7 d. ago ‘Never seen anything like this’: alarm at memo from top US vaccine official

Vinay Prasad memo said at least 10 children had died from Covid vaccination – but offered scant evidence for claimAmerica’s top vaccines official promised, in a long and argumentative memo to staff on Friday, to revamp vaccine regulation after claiming that at least 10 children died from Covid vaccination – but he offered no evidence for that allegation and scant details on the new approach.The top-down changes, without input from outside advisers or publication of data, worries experts who fear vaccines such as the flu shot may quickly disappear and that public trust will take a major hit. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Flu cases surge in Scotland as visitors restricted amid vaccine mutation fears

Scotland’s flu season has started earlier than last year’s winter surge.

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1 week ago Turkeys in the UK to be vaccinated in a trial amid fears of a Christmas bird flu surge

Experts concerned about the rise in recent UK cases hope launching a trial on turkeys could help to offset a possible bird flu epidemic.

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2 w. ago Strictly Come Dancing star Gorka Márquez shows off his rippling six

Now the father of two young children with the former Hollyoaks actress, Márquez admits it was a shared passion for personal fitness that drew them to one another.

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2 w. ago Huge inferno rips through cargo ship carrying hazardous material & sparks explosion at San Pedro port as crew evacuated

A MASSIVE fire has torn through a cargo ship docked at San Pedro port as crew members were hastily rushed to safety. The Panamanian vessel, One Henry Hudson, was carrying hazardous material when a blaze broke out below deck and sparked an explosion. Almost 200 responders were scrambled to the ship after reports of the...

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3 w. ago Is Meghan Markle 'copying' Pamela Anderson again? Duchess's barefaced magazine cover sparks comparisons to Baywatch star after cooking series 'rip

Montecito-based Meghan's au naturel look in the latest issue of Harper's Bazaar reignited claims she is going the Pamela Anderson way by ditching full glam for freckles.

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3 w. ago Disease fears as Argentina child vaccination rates hit historic lows

Sharp drop since 2024 in country regarded as a Latin American leader in childhood and adolescent immunisationArgentina’s childhood and adolescent vaccination rates have collapsed to a historic lows according to a new analysis, prompting warnings that once-eliminated diseases may resurge.The study of health ministry data by the Argentinian Paediatric Society (SAP) found that fewer than half of children aged five and six received several of their essential doses in 2024. All vaccines analysed were below the 95% level needed to reach herd immunity. Continue reading...

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last month Flu strain 'KILL' warning with healthy kids getting 'very, very poorly' after infection

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has issued a major warning to parents to give kids a nasal spray vaccine, over H3N2 flu strain fears amid the ‘worst ever’ flu season

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