Average of 3,631 patients in hospital with Covid during Christmas week, data shows, a rise of 57% in a monthA surge in flu and Covid admissions to hospitals in England is adding to a “storm of pressure” facing the...
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Read MoreJCVI broadens Covid booster offer amid spread of BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants in UKEveryone over 50 in England is to be offered another Covid booster and a flu shot from September.Another round of Covid boosters will also...
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Read MoreBoth flu and Covid-19 will circulate for first time this winter, warns head of UK Health Security AgencyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePeople who catch flu and Covid at the same time this...
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Read MoreService aims to immunise more than half the population amid fears of particularly deadly flu seasonThe NHS is to embark on the most ambitious programme of flu jabs in its history amid warnings of up to 60,000 deaths.The health...
Read MoreAfter 18 months of social distancing, scientists believe people’s immune defences have weakenedThe return of schools and the arrival of autumn means common colds and other respiratory infections are firmly on the rise,...
Read MoreDisease will circulate alongside flu and other seasonal viruses and become part of accepted winter illnessCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBritain faces the prospect of thousands of annual Covid...
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