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 after leaked files revealed that health chiefs ordered GPs to order cheap flu vaccines which are ineffective against Japanese flu. In England, 53.1 GP consultations per 100,000 report flu symptoms. In Northern Ireland, 65.2 GP consultations per 100,000 report flu symptoms. The most recent figures showed patients visiting their GP with flu symptoms have increased in the space of a week, with an 80 per cent jump noted in Wales.

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Pharmacists hit out at difficulties stocking flu jabs amid warning illness yet to peak
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Pharmacists hit out at difficulties stocking flu jabs amid warning illness yet to peak

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. On Tuesday, NHS national medical director, Professor Sir Stephen Powis, said those eligible for an …

Hospital flu cases triple on last year amid ‘mammoth demand’ on wards
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Hospital flu cases triple on last year amid ‘mammoth demand’ on wards

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. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust declared a critical incident on Wednesday, with a statement …

NHS FLU CRISIS: Doctors warn soaring cases coinciding with severe cold weather could be 'the straw that breaks the camel's back' for crisis-hit health service - as nine hospitals declare critical inci
2 months, 2 weeks ago

NHS FLU CRISIS: Doctors warn soaring cases coinciding with severe cold weather could be 'the straw that breaks the camel's back' for crisis-hit health service - as nine hospitals declare critical inci

Daily Mail  

More than a dozen hospitals have declared ‘critical incidents’ as the flu outbreak worsens. East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust also declared the first critical incident in its history due to a combination of ‘significant patient demand, pressure within local hospitals and flooding’. ‘They go to work, they slog their guts out, and it’s very distressing for them seeing people …

Number of people in hospital with flu quadrupled in a month, NHS figures show
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Number of people in hospital with flu quadrupled in a month, NHS figures show

The Independent  

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Flu-nami EXPLOSION! Number of Brits with bad flu quadruples in a month - 3.5 times last year's toll, as experts warn of 'dangerous' weekend ahead
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Flu-nami EXPLOSION! Number of Brits with bad flu quadruples in a month - 3.5 times last year's toll, as experts warn of 'dangerous' weekend ahead

Daily Mail  

Britain is being battered by a 'skyrocketing' tidal wave of flu, health chiefs warned today. Figures show more than 4,500 beds alone were taken up by flu patients every day last week, up 3.5 times on the same week last year. Professor Julian Redhead, NHS national clinical director for urgent and emergency care, said: 'These latest figures show the pressure …

Christmas FLU-NAMI: Experts issue urgent warning as cases surge across UK - call for return of social distancing to protect vulnerable
3 months 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, 1 week ago

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

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 Eligible people are being urged to take their last change to …

Flu ‘skyrocketing’ amid spike in cases among children
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Flu crisis in numbers: Where cases are rising as NHS struggles under strain
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Flu crisis in numbers: Where cases are rising as NHS struggles under 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 latest NHS data released today shows that flu hospitalisations are …

‘Barely a spare bed in the NHS’, nurses warn as flu cases soar and alarm raised over winter crisis
3 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Barely a spare bed in the NHS’, nurses warn as flu cases soar and alarm raised over winter crisis

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. NHS national medical director, Professor Sir Stephen Powis, urged eligible people to get vaccinated as …

Cases of flu ‘rising rapidly’ as Brits urged to get vaccinations
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Cases of flu ‘rising rapidly’ as Brits urged to get vaccinations

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 Cases of winter flu are “rising rapidly” in England as the …

Revealed: The common medications that make your flu shot less effective
4 months, 1 week ago

Revealed: The common medications that make your flu shot less effective

Daily Mail  

Everyone is asked to get the flu shot every year to slash their risk of infection and hospitalization. While the flu shot is widely recommended, doctors are advising people to be careful about the medications they use before or after they get vaccinated because some drugs could decrease the vaccine's efficacy. There are more than 295 drugs that can interact …

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  

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 Health officials have raised the alarm over a drop in flu …

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 …

Free flu vaccinations in Queensland cost $47m without improving take-up
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Free flu vaccinations in Queensland cost $47m without improving take-up

ABC  

Vaccination rates have gone backwards in Queensland despite the state spending $47 million on a free influenza vaccine program in the past two years. Griffith University epidemiologist and public health physician professor, Paul Van Buynder, said the Queensland government could be commended for providing free flu vaccines, but debunking vaccine myths before launching the program could have made it more …

Rise in patients with winter viruses puts further pressure on hospitals
1 year, 2 months ago

Rise in patients with winter viruses puts further pressure on hospitals

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. An average of 1,548 people were in hospital each day last week with flu, …

Flu patients up a third over Christmas ahead of junior doctors’ strike
1 year, 2 months ago

Flu patients up a third over Christmas ahead of junior doctors’ strike

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. An average of 1,312 people were in hospital each day last week with flu, …

Doctors fear NHS will buckle in flu season as frontline staff avoid vaccine
1 year, 3 months ago

Doctors fear NHS will buckle in flu season as frontline staff avoid 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. Read our privacy policy The NHS could struggle to cope with a catastrophic flu season …

Danger warning for hospitals as flu cases soar by 50 per cent
1 year, 3 months ago

Danger warning for hospitals as flu cases soar by 50 per cent

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 NHS leaders have issued a warning over surging flu cases as …

Japan faces flu medicine ‘shortage’ as case surge leads to closure of thousands of schools
1 year, 5 months ago

Japan faces flu medicine ‘shortage’ as case surge leads to closure of thousands of schools

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 …

Flu hospital admissions drop sharply in fresh sign infections have peaked
2 years, 2 months ago

Flu hospital admissions drop sharply in fresh sign infections have peaked

The Independent  

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Flu patient numbers in England’s hospitals start to fall after surge
2 years, 2 months ago

Flu patient numbers in England’s hospitals start to fall after surge

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. Read our privacy policy The number of flu patients in hospital in England has …

Woman says she was ‘stupid’ not to get flu jab after two weeks in hospital
2 years, 2 months ago

Woman says she was ‘stupid’ not to get flu jab after two weeks in hospital

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. Read our privacy policy A woman has said she was “stupid” not to get …

Flu batters NHS with cases up to sixty times higher this year than last winter, figures show
2 years, 3 months ago

Flu batters NHS with cases up to sixty times higher this year than last winter, figures show

Daily Mail  

Flu is hospitalising nearly 60 times more people this year than last winter, official figures show as the NHS continues to be battered by the virus. NHS England data show an average of 1,939 people with flu were in hospital each day last week. Figures for last week show that one in four ambulance patients in England waited more than …

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 …

Docs advise H1N1 vaccine for more groups
2 years, 6 months ago

Docs advise H1N1 vaccine for more groups

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: With swine flu cases remaining high and affecting people of all ages, doctors are now urging more people, rather than just those at high risk, to get the vaccine. As a result, doctors are either advising everyone to get the vaccine or expanding the groups of people they advise to get vaccinated. Dr Tapaswi Krishna, a pulmonologist at Gleneagles …

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 …

Queenslanders offered free flu jabs as soaring case numbers project 'frightening' flu season ahead
2 years, 10 months ago

Queenslanders offered free flu jabs as soaring case numbers project 'frightening' flu season ahead

ABC  

Queenslanders are being offered a free flu vaccine in a bid to protect against Influenza A as case numbers surge across the state. Key points: More than 150 Queenslanders have been hospitalised with the flu so far, while 10 are in ICU The Australian Medical Association says Queensland's current flu trajectory is "frightening" Businesses have been warned to prepare for …

A surge in influenza cases in Queensland prompts doctors to issue vaccine warning for children and vulnerable groups
2 years, 10 months ago

A surge in influenza cases in Queensland prompts doctors to issue vaccine warning for children and vulnerable groups

ABC  

Experts have sounded a warning about this year's flu season, with concerns young children will be particularly vulnerable to life-threatening complications. Key points: More than 400 people have been hospitalised with influenza in Queensland this flu season Doctors say children under two are particularly susceptible One expert says flu vaccines should be "essential" in vulnerable settings Queensland flu notifications for …

$2.1 billion health package to target COVID-19 and flu spike expected this winter
3 years ago

$2.1 billion health package to target COVID-19 and flu spike expected this winter

ABC  

An extra $2.1 billion will be provided by the federal government amid concerns of rising COVID-19 cases and an expected spike in influenza over winter. Key points: The money will be spent on a number of programs, including extending free rapid tests to concession card holders People are being encouraged to get the influenza vaccine when it becomes available The …

Queenslanders urged to get flu shot as authorities brace for season dealing with influenza and COVID-19
3 years, 2 months ago

Queenslanders urged to get flu shot as authorities brace for season dealing with influenza and COVID-19

ABC  

Queensland experts are bracing for a double whammy of COVID-19 and flu as the weather cools down leading into winter and international borders reopen, putting even more pressure on the state's stretched hospital system. Key points: Authorities anticipate a flu resurgence in 2022 with the reopening of Queensland's borders People need to have a separate influenza shot on top of …

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 …

NHS will need to jab a record 1.1 MILLION people EVERY day
3 years, 3 months ago

NHS will need to jab a record 1.1 MILLION people EVERY day

Daily Mail  

The army and extra NHS staff will be deployed to every region across the UK to help the NHS achieve Boris Johnson's target to vaccinate 1.1million people every day with booster jabs by the end of the year. In his address to the nation Boris Johnson today said he would rapidly speed up the UK's booster jab rollout amid an …

One year from the UK’s first Covid-19 jab, how many are still unvaccinated?
3 years, 3 months ago

One year from the UK’s first Covid-19 jab, how many are still unvaccinated?

The Independent  

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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 …

NSW on track to hit 90 per cent first dose COVID-19 vaccination milestone
3 years, 6 months ago

NSW on track to hit 90 per cent first dose COVID-19 vaccination milestone

ABC  

NSW is on track to have 90 per cent of its population aged 16 and over vaccinated with a first dose of a COVID-19 shot by next month. Key points: Chief health officer Kerry Chant urges the community not to delay getting vaccinated More than 80 per cent of residents in Blacktown and Campbelltown have had their first jab Expert …

Britain's daily increase in Covid cases is SPEEDING UP
3 years, 7 months ago

Britain's daily increase in Covid cases is SPEEDING UP

Daily Mail  

Britain's Covid outbreak may be speeding up once more, according to official data that suggests the worst of the third wave may not be over. It comes as a top scientist today claimed Britain needs to stop counting daily Covid infections as the country's pandemic phase slowly fizzles out. But figures from last Wednesday show a further 747 people went …

‘Typically mild’ and extremely rare conditions added to Covid jab side effects list
3 years, 8 months ago

‘Typically mild’ and extremely rare conditions added to Covid jab side effects list

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 New side effects have been added to the official list for …

Britain smashes vaccine record with 874,000 doses in a day
4 years ago

Britain smashes vaccine record with 874,000 doses in a day

Daily Mail  

Britain has smashed its vaccine record yet again with 874,000 jabs given in just one day - as the UK's daily death toll fall by 36.5 per cent week-on-week. In other developments: Policing minister Kit Malthouse has been accused of breaching Covid-19 protocol at the Home Office after he tested positive at his place of work; EU doubled down on …

Covid UK: Two million over-60s will be invited to receive their first jab from TODAY
4 years ago

Covid UK: Two million over-60s will be invited to receive their first jab from TODAY

Daily Mail  

Nearly 2million people aged between 60 and 63 in England will be invited to receive their first coronavirus jab from today, while over-40s will start being called for jabs this month - as more than 20million people in the UK have now been given their first dose of a vaccine. In other coronavirus developments: Six cases of the Brazilian strain …

England records NO influenza cases so far in 2021 due to social distancing measures
4 years, 1 month ago

England records NO influenza cases so far in 2021 due to social distancing measures

Daily Mail  

Flu may have almost completely disappeared in England after brutal lockdown curbs thwarted the spread of the virus. Public Health England has not recorded a single case of the virus so far this year through routine surveillance tests, despite it being the height of the usual flu season. Yet officials are confident flu is barely spreading because only four people …

UK hits 15MILLION jabs landmark as Tories demand lockdown curbs scrapped by May
4 years, 1 month ago

UK hits 15MILLION jabs landmark as Tories demand lockdown curbs scrapped by May

Daily Mail  

What are the UK priority groups for vaccinations? In other coronavirus developments today: Mr Raab left the government scrambling to head off another row as he suggested 'vaccine passports' could be needed to go to the supermarket in the UK; Former Prime Minister Tony Blair reiterated his calls for a global coronavirus vaccine passport scheme as Spain said it is …

Covid UK: Study shows vaccines cutting risk of falling ill by 65%
4 years, 1 month ago

Covid UK: Study shows vaccines cutting risk of falling ill by 65%

Daily Mail  

Pfizer and Oxford University's Covid vaccines both cut the risk of falling ill with the disease by 65 per cent after just one dose, in a ray of hope for Britain's lockdown-easing plans. The first Pfizer dose reportedly cuts the risk of getting symptoms by 64 per cent in over-80s and by 65 per cent in younger adults, the first …

Britain remains on course to vaccinate 15million people by February 15
4 years, 1 month ago

Britain remains on course to vaccinate 15million people by February 15

Daily Mail  

Britain remains firmly on course to reach the target of vaccinating 15 million people by February 15, with latest figures revealing 12 million have got the jab so far. Data from the Department for Health shows that Britain recorded 15,845 cases today, down by 25 per cent from 21,088 cases last Sunday. The number of daily Covid-related deaths fell 36 …

Covid UK: Another 598,389 Covid jabs are given out in UK
4 years, 1 month ago

Covid UK: Another 598,389 Covid jabs are given out in UK

Daily Mail  

Every elderly care home resident across England has now been offered their first Covid vaccination, with Boris Johnson promising to continue the 'acceleration' of the programme across the country. NHS England said people living at more than 10,000 eligible care homes with older residents had been offered the jab as almost 600,000 coronavirus vaccines were given out in Britain - …

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