Articles for Winter Flu

Cases of flu ‘rising rapidly’ as Brits urged to get vaccinations
2 weeks, 5 days 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 …

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Why do people catch colds and flu more often in the winter?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Why do people catch colds and flu more often in the winter?

The Hindu  

Q: Why do people catch colds and flu more often in the winter? The rhinovirus, which is responsible for up to 40% of colds, cultures better at a temperature of 32 degrees C rather than the normal body temperature of 37 degrees C. However, 32 degrees C is the normal temperature of the lining of the nose, which is good …

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Rise in patients with winter viruses puts further pressure on hospitals
11 months, 1 week 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, …

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Flu and Covid hospital admissions hit highest level this winter as NHS under strain from strikes
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Flu and Covid hospital admissions hit highest level this winter as NHS under strain from strikes

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. Children aged two or three years are also eligible for a quick and painless nasal …

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Multi-million-pound trial to help rapidly find flu treatments this winter
2 years ago

Multi-million-pound trial to help rapidly find flu treatments this winter

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 new clinical trial will use lessons learned from the pandemic …

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‘Twindemic’ warning as health chiefs launch Covid and flu vaccination drive
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Twindemic’ warning as health chiefs launch Covid and flu vaccination drive

The Telegraph  

Health chiefs have warned of a Covid and flu “twindemic” this winter as they launched a renewed vaccination drive. Around 33 million people in England will be eligible for a free flu vaccination this year, while 26 million are also eligible for an autumn Covid-19 booster. Officials at the UK Health Security Agency warned there will be lower levels of …

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It’s flu vaccine time, even if you’ve had your COVID shots
3 years, 2 months ago

It’s flu vaccine time, even if you’ve had your COVID shots

LA Times  

A patient receives a flu shot in Mesquite, Texas. “People are sick to death of hearing about having to roll on out and get vaccines of any sort,” said flu specialist Richard Webby of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. COVID-19 restrictions including masking and staying home — especially for children, who are flu’s biggest spreaders — clearly …

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Zero cases of influenza diagnosed in The Netherlands this winter
3 years, 9 months ago

Zero cases of influenza diagnosed in The Netherlands this winter

NL Times  

Not a single positive case of influenza was diagnosed in the Netherlands this winter. This became apparent in the data collected by general practitioners, which structurally analyze samples for the presence of viruses based on figures from the Nivel knowledge institute, which monitors the spread of respiratory viruses in the Netherlands together with the national health institute RIVM. The Nivel …

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Marked decline in swine flu cases this year
4 years, 3 months ago

Marked decline in swine flu cases this year

The Hindu  

This year, India has officially recorded 2,721 cases and 44 confirmed deaths from swine flu so far, a marked decline from last year when 28,798 cases were reported. Possible winter ‘spike’ Officials say the relatively low number of cases this year didn’t mean that there would be fewer cases this year. He said the use of masks and social distancing …

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