GPs are told to use more expensive flu jab
7 years, 1 month ago

GPs are told to use more expensive flu jab

Daily Mail  

GPs have been told to use a pricier but more effective flu jab to prevent a repeat of this winter’s epidemic. GPs have been told to use a pricier but more effective flu jab to prevent a repeat of this winter’s epidemic It comes amid reports of crisis conditions at NHS hospitals, with the number of confirmed deaths recorded in January from all causes so far reaching 55,964 – almost 13 per cent above average. Now NHS England and Public Health England have told doctors and pharmacists to ensure that they use the four-strain vaccine to ensure patients get ‘gold standard protection’ next winter. The four-strain ‘quadrivalent’ vaccine costs £8 per dose compared to £5.25 for the three-strain ‘trivalent’ jab It comes after they admitted the current flu jab is ineffective for over-75s and ordered GPs to switch to a new version called Fluad. Last night Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, chairman of the Royal College of GPs, said: ‘We’re pleased that we now have definitive guidance from NHS England, and we hope this will build confidence among patients and encourage greater take-up, particularly for those in at-risk groups.’ NHS England said suppliers have confirmed that there will be enough influenza vaccine to meet demand.

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Christmas FLU-NAMI: Experts issue urgent warning as cases surge across UK - call for return of social distancing to protect vulnerable
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Christmas FLU-NAMI: Experts issue urgent warning as cases surge across UK - call for return of social distancing to protect vulnerable

Daily Mail  

Experts have issued an urgent warning ahead of tomorrow's festivities amid spiralling flu infections — calling for 'lockdown' style measures to protect the most vulnerable. Rising pressures come despite data showing less than one in four frontline NHS staff have had the flu vaccine amid fears this year's version is less effective than hoped. Data suggests the flu jab used …

Fresh flu warning as explosion shows 'no signs of letting up' - with hospitalisations up 50 per cent in a week, say health chiefs
3 months ago

Fresh flu warning as explosion shows 'no signs of letting up' - with hospitalisations up 50 per cent in a week, say health chiefs

Daily Mail  

Britain is being battered by a tidal wave of festive flu, health chiefs warned today. Surveillance programmes that monitor the UK's outbreak suggest flu hospital admissions in England have already surpassed last year's peak and are running at their highest level so far this winter. Surveillance programmes that monitor the UK's outbreak suggest flu hospital admissions in England have already …

Urgent ‘festive flu’ warning as NHS urges people to book pre-Christmas jab
3 months ago

Urgent ‘festive flu’ warning as NHS urges people to book pre-Christmas jab

The Independent  

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Flu ‘skyrocketing’ amid spike in cases among children
3 months, 1 week ago

Flu ‘skyrocketing’ amid spike in cases among children

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. People eligible for a free flu jab or spray have been urged to take …

Centre recommends quadrivalent flu jabs that protect against four strains amid rising cases
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre recommends quadrivalent flu jabs that protect against four strains amid rising cases

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government has advised health professionals to administer a type of flu jab that protects against four different strains as the onset of winter months sees the disease claim lives. The Centre said health professionals should administer the Southern Hemisphere 2024 quadrivalent vaccine, or SH24, which protects against four flu strains. The WHO recommends people take the flu …

Should YOU have a flu jab? As up to half the country are offered it, read our ultimate guide to whether it's worth it - and how to make it work better if you do get it
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Should YOU have a flu jab? As up to half the country are offered it, read our ultimate guide to whether it's worth it - and how to make it work better if you do get it

Daily Mail  

An estimated 30 million people in the UK – almost half the entire population – are being offered a flu vaccine to reduce their chances of infection this winter. So just how good is the flu vaccine, when’s the best time to have it – and how can you boost its effectiveness to ensure you get the maximum protection this …

Health officials sound alarm over drop in flu vaccine uptake
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Health officials sound alarm over drop in flu vaccine uptake

The Independent  

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NHS will tell more than a million parents of children aged two and three to book them in for a nasal flu vaccine
6 months, 1 week ago

NHS will tell more than a million parents of children aged two and three to book them in for a nasal flu vaccine

Daily Mail  

Parents and carers of youngsters aged two and three are being urged to book them in for a flu vaccine. The NHS in England is contacting more than a million parents and carers from Tuesday to tell them the nasal spray vaccine is available. In the current phase of rollout, pregnant women and children aged two or three as of …

Now experts call for more people to get a Covid booster as health bosses pull forward vaccination programme for vulnerable amid fears surrounding Pirola variant - but MPs call for calm and to 'treat i
1 year, 6 months ago

Now experts call for more people to get a Covid booster as health bosses pull forward vaccination programme for vulnerable amid fears surrounding Pirola variant - but MPs call for calm and to 'treat i

Daily Mail  

Experts today called for Covid booster eligibility to be widened amid fears the new 'concerning' Pirola variant could trigger a fresh wave of infections. Yesterday health officials u-turned again on the autumn Covid and flu jab drive start date, bringing it forwards from October to September 11, with some experts already calling to 'vaccinate everyone'. Ministers said the rollout would …

Flu jab delay will cause ‘chaos’ and put vulnerable people at risk ahead of difficult winter, GPs warn
1 year, 7 months ago

Flu jab delay will cause ‘chaos’ and put vulnerable people at risk ahead of difficult winter, GPs warn

The Independent  

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Outrage over month-long delay to flu jab roll-out as chemists demand NHS U-turns and starts scheme like usual in September to avoid chaos for millions of patients and wasting vaccines
1 year, 7 months ago

Outrage over month-long delay to flu jab roll-out as chemists demand NHS U-turns and starts scheme like usual in September to avoid chaos for millions of patients and wasting vaccines

Daily Mail  

Britain may be forced to throw away flu jabs because of the decision to delay the drive, pharmacists fear. The CPE also warned that pharmacies, who administer the bulk of flu vaccines every winter, may not have the 'capacity' to squeeze millions of appointments into one fewer month. The UK however is no longer publishing daily infection numbers because so …

Why getting your Covid-19 and flu jab is crucial this winter
2 years, 3 months ago

Why getting your Covid-19 and flu jab is crucial this winter

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Those eligible for NHS influenza vaccination and Covid-19 boosters …

Do I need a flu jab? TV’s Dr Hilary answers all our winter vaccine questions
2 years, 3 months ago

Do I need a flu jab? TV’s Dr Hilary answers all our winter vaccine questions

The Independent  

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Flu season may have arrived early, health officials warn
2 years, 5 months ago

Flu season may have arrived early, health officials warn

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The UKHSA has urged everyone eligible to get a flu vaccine, saying Covid restrictions …

Free flu jabs to be available in NSW from Wednesday amid 'increasing hospitalisations'
2 years, 9 months ago

Free flu jabs to be available in NSW from Wednesday amid 'increasing hospitalisations'

ABC  

Free flu jabs will be made available to everyone in New South Wales from Wednesday in what authorities are describing as a "month-long blitz" to combat what is anticipated to be a horror winter for influenza. Key points: There were more than 1,100 reported cases of respiratory infections in NSW last week Pharmacies have been given approval to administer flu …

Spring booster recipient tells others offered fourth Covid jab: ‘Do not delay’
3 years ago

Spring booster recipient tells others offered fourth Covid jab: ‘Do not delay’

The Independent  

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NHS in new booster jab drive as Covid cases continue to rise
3 years, 2 months ago

NHS in new booster jab drive as Covid cases continue to rise

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Despite rising Covid-19 case across the UK, Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Tuesday …

NHS gives out record 611,000 jabs in a single day after bookings open to all over-18s
3 years, 3 months ago

NHS gives out record 611,000 jabs in a single day after bookings open to all over-18s

Daily Mail  

Britain's booster jab campaign is off to a storming start with a record 611,000 Covid jabs being given out in a single day yesterday. Some vaccination centres had to stop offering walk-in boosters yesterday amid limited supply, with a volunteer-led hub in Andover, Hampshire, saying it was only able to offer first and second Pfizer vaccine doses. 'The data clearly …

Some experts want all children to get a flu shot this year
3 years, 5 months ago

Some experts want all children to get a flu shot this year

NL Times  

Several experts recommended that all children receive flu shots this year to help protect the older population, professor and member of the English Health Council Maarten Postma said in De Telegraaf. "Hospital cannot afford a flu epidemic when there are also coronavirus outbreaks," Ted van Essen from the Dutch Influenza Foundation said. The flu does not often impact children considerably, …

Where can I get the flu vaccine?
3 years, 5 months ago

Where can I get the flu vaccine?

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It is really important people get vaccinated,” said Dr Jenny Harries of the UK Health …

Concerns rise over UK flu outbreak amid vaccine delays
3 years, 6 months ago

Concerns rise over UK flu outbreak amid vaccine delays

Associated Press  

LONDON — One of the U.K.’s largest suppliers of seasonal influenza vaccines warned Saturday that there could be delivery delays of up to two weeks as a result of a shortage of truck drivers. In a statement that has accentuated concerns about the potential scale of this winter’s flu outbreak, vaccine company Seqirus blamed “unforeseen challenges linked with road freight …

Federal government's COVID vaccine rollout slower than most by international standards
3 years, 11 months ago

Federal government's COVID vaccine rollout slower than most by international standards

ABC  

Australia's vaccination rollout has been too slow and we need to get on with it, immunisation expert Professor Robert Booy has said. The infectious diseases expert, from the vaccine advocacy group Immunisation Coalition, said the planning strategy for deploying the vaccine across the country needed to be "greatly improved." Professor Booy said GPs, nurses, and pharmacists delivered 17 million doses …

UK could give one million Covid vaccine doses a day ‘within next few weeks’
4 years ago

UK could give one million Covid vaccine doses a day ‘within next few weeks’

The Independent  

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Covid: Oxford vaccine team ‘assessing’ possibility of making pills or nasal sprays
4 years ago

Covid: Oxford vaccine team ‘assessing’ possibility of making pills or nasal sprays

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Professor Gilbert told MPs that “we are also thinking about second-generation formulations of vaccines” which …

Free COVID-19 vaccination at government centres for 60+, comorbid people from March 1
4 years ago

Free COVID-19 vaccination at government centres for 60+, comorbid people from March 1

India TV News  

Free COVID-19 vaccination at government centres for 60+, comorbid people from March 1 India launched the world's largest vaccination drive on January 16 for the healthcare and frontline workers. "People above 60 years of age and those above 45 years of age with comorbidities will be vaccinated at 10,000 government and over 20,000 private vaccination centres from March 1," Union …

Former UK vaccines chief says we need to move from inefficient double-jab to pills or sprays
4 years, 1 month ago

Former UK vaccines chief says we need to move from inefficient double-jab to pills or sprays

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As countries grapple with immunising populations against coronavirus, Kate Bingham added that Britain and the …

High street pharmacies to offer Oxford Covid vaccine next week
4 years, 2 months ago

High street pharmacies to offer Oxford Covid vaccine next week

The Independent  

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Don’t rush those jabs
4 years, 2 months ago

Don’t rush those jabs

Live Mint  

Even as anxiety grows over the new coronavirus strain that popped up in the UK having made its way into India, there is some encouraging news from London. On Wednesday, the British regulator of healthcare products granted emergency-use approval to the covid vaccine developed by Oxford University with AstraZeneca. This is the one that Pune-based Serum Institute of India has …

Coronavirus vaccine means ‘things will look dramatically different by spring’, says scientist
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus vaccine means ‘things will look dramatically different by spring’, says scientist

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Positive results from two coronavirus vaccine trials mean that “things are …

High demand for flu shots? Experts hope to avoid ‘twindemic’
4 years, 5 months ago

High demand for flu shots? Experts hope to avoid ‘twindemic’

Associated Press  

October is prime time for flu vaccinations, and the U.S. and Europe are gearing up for what experts hope is high demand as countries seek to avoid a “twindemic” with COVID-19. As German Health Minister Jens Spahn put it: “If we manage, together, to get the flu vaccination rate so high that all 26 million doses are actually used, then …

We need to take advantage of every vaccine this winter to prevent another coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 6 months ago

We need to take advantage of every vaccine this winter to prevent another coronavirus outbreak

The Independent  

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Flu jab: Who needs the vaccine this winter and where can you get it?
6 years, 3 months ago

Flu jab: Who needs the vaccine this winter and where can you get it?

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The NHS is calling for people to get their flu jab, …

Fifth of UK adults fear catching flu from jab, study finds
6 years, 5 months ago

Fifth of UK adults fear catching flu from jab, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “However, there is some evidence that having a lower body temperature can lower your ability …

Large increase in demand for flu vaccine leads to rationing in Victoria, New South Wales
6 years, 10 months ago

Large increase in demand for flu vaccine leads to rationing in Victoria, New South Wales

ABC  

A huge increase in demand for the influenza vaccine across Australia has led to rationing in Victoria and New South Wales. Australia's acting chief medical officer, Dr Tony Hobbs, is working to ensure more vaccines are brought into the country and more doses of the vaccine for the most at risk "will soon be made available," the federal Department of …

Single jab that protects against all strains of flu for 10 years
6 years, 11 months ago

Single jab that protects against all strains of flu for 10 years

Daily Mail  

A single jab which protects against all strains of flu for up to a decade could be available on the NHS in just two years. The results of a UK human trial being announced today suggest the jab is more effective than existing vaccines which target only a few types of the virus. The FLU-v jab, which is the work …

FluMist set to return for next flu season
7 years, 1 month ago

FluMist set to return for next flu season

CNN  

Story highlights FluMist is recommended for the 2018-19 season for healthy, non-pregnant people between ages 2 and 49 It was not recommended for the past two seasons CNN — Flu vaccinations may become painless again. However, a 2015-16 influenza vaccine effectiveness study found FluMist to be overall 46% effective – with zero effectiveness against one strain of flu – compared …

'Enhanced' flu vaccines made available after last year's 'horrific' season left 1,000 people dead
7 years, 1 month ago

'Enhanced' flu vaccines made available after last year's 'horrific' season left 1,000 people dead

ABC  

The Federal Government says it is providing two new "enhanced" flu vaccines for free to people over 65 after last year's "horrific" flu season. Key points: Vaccines Fluad and Fluzone High Dose will be available from April The "enhanced" vaccines will target the mutation that occurred last year The vaccines will protect the elderly Last year there were more than …

Doctors are running out of the flu jab!
7 years, 1 month ago

Doctors are running out of the flu jab!

Daily Mail  

A third of GP practices have run out of flu vaccines or are running low, a worrying survey has revealed amid the worst outbreak in seven years. ‘As the public would expect we are in close contact with the vaccine manufacturers and can confirm that flu vaccine supplies continue to remain available.’ Cheaper vaccine row The new survey also comes …

More than three million high-risk patients yet to have flu jab, as cases surge
7 years, 2 months ago

More than three million high-risk patients yet to have flu jab, as cases surge

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than three million people at high risk of flu are …

NHS medics putting lives at risk by not getting flu jab
7 years, 2 months ago

NHS medics putting lives at risk by not getting flu jab

Daily Mail  

Two-thirds of doctors and nurses at some hospitals have ignored official pleas to get themselves vaccinated against flu this winter, risking the lives of vulnerable patients. Only 33.7 per cent of frontline staff at King’s College Hospital in South London – which houses one of the capital’s largest A&E departments – have received the jab this winter Only 33.7 per …

Pharmacists run out of vaccine as flu cases surge
7 years, 2 months ago

Pharmacists run out of vaccine as flu cases surge

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A number of British chemists ran out of flu vaccine earlier …

Winter flu heaps pressure on NHS as officials warn jab ineffective against most common strain
7 years, 2 months ago

Winter flu heaps pressure on NHS as officials warn jab ineffective against most common strain

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The flu jab most frequently given to adults may not offer …

Why I won't let doctors give my son the flu vaccine
7 years, 5 months ago

Why I won't let doctors give my son the flu vaccine

Daily Mail  

Trying to keep up with the crumpled permission slips and teachers’ notes that come home from school in the bottom of my kids’ bags is hard enough. One mum emailed me to tell how when she raised her concerns about vaccinating her healthy child, the school nurse said: ‘Not giving your child flu spray because they never get ill is …

Majority of US children who die from flu have not had vaccine, study finds
7 years, 11 months ago

Majority of US children who die from flu have not had vaccine, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than three quarters of US children who died from the …

Local authorities advise against skipping flu shot
8 years, 4 months ago

Local authorities advise against skipping flu shot

Associated Press  

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises against choosing the nasal spray flu vaccination option for the 2016-17 flu season. “This year the CDC recommends people receive the flu vaccine through injection and not the nasal spray,” Martha Marquez, Harris County Public Health media specialist, said. Whether a person requires two half-doses, a trivalent or a quadrivalent vaccine, Phillips …

Flu vaccine more effective this year
9 years, 1 month ago

Flu vaccine more effective this year

Dutch News  

This year’s flu jab is proving effective at combating the disease even though an unusually high number of patients have needed intensive care, medical researchers have told NOS. ‘On average a jab prevents 70% of flu, so this is quite a bit higher,’ Gé Donker of research institute Nivel told the Radio 1 Journaal. Intensive care There have been hardly …

Flu vaccine more effective this year
9 years, 1 month ago

Flu vaccine more effective this year

Dutch News  

This year’s flu jab is proving effective at combating the disease even though an unusually high number of patients have needed intensive care, medical researchers have told NOS. ‘On average a jab prevents 70% of flu, so this is quite a bit higher,’ Gé Donker of research institute Nivel told the Radio 1 Journaal. Intensive care There have been hardly …

Every child to get flu vaccine in bid to prevent epidemic
11 years, 10 months ago

Every child to get flu vaccine in bid to prevent epidemic

The Independent  

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Flu crisis fears – elderly and pregnant most at risk
14 years, 3 months ago

Flu crisis fears – elderly and pregnant most at risk

The Independent  

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