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Parents encouraged to protect children against flu with free HSE nasal spray flu vaccination

The HSE has launched the free nasal spray flu vaccination programme for children aged 2 to 17 years. Children in this age bracket can now avail of the free flu vaccine from participating GP practices and pharmacies. As well as this, some of these ...

07 Oct 2024 at 16:54

Flu peak yet to come, top doctor warns as hospitals under pressure

A top NHS doctor has warned the peak of the flu season is yet to come as hospitals wards across England are “full to bursting”. It comes as several NHS trusts declared critical incidents because of sustained pressure in A&E departments, with ...

08 Jan 2025 at 22:34

Scotland

Scotland must learn from ‘shocking’ flu season, says charity

Scotland must learn from the this year’s “shocking” flu season as figures show the number of deaths in the first 14 weeks of this year almost doubled. Figures released last week by National Records of Scotland show flu was the underlying ...

16 Apr 2025 at 00:01

Health & Wellbeing

How to prepare for cold and flu season

As temperatures start to drop and leaves begin to fall, one thing is clear – cold and flu season is just around the corner. Before you rush to dig out your winter woollies and bundle up in scarves, it’s worth taking a moment to focus on ...

05 Sept 2025 at 17:08

Scotland

Swinney has flu jab and warns vaccine ‘crucial’ to protecting NHS this winter

The flu vaccine will be a “crucial” part of protecting the NHS over winter, John Swinney has said as he received his own jag. The First Minister was given his winter flu vaccine injection by Tina McInnes at NHS Lothian’s centre in ...

06 Nov 2025 at 15:59

Top doctors’ plea to parents to protect children from flu

Leading children’s doctors have implored parents to get their children the nasal spray that protects against flu amid concerns over a particularly bad flu season. Even previously healthy children can become seriously ill with flu,...

12 Nov 2025 at 08:22

NHS will face pressure this winter during ‘challenging’ flu season, says Swinney

The NHS will come under pressure this winter, the First Minister has said, as he was accused of allowing the service to reach “breaking point”. John Swinney told MSPs at First Minister’s Questions on Thursday that the Chief ...

13 Nov 2025 at 12:57

Scotland

Flu deaths double in one week, figures show

The number of deaths registered where flu was the underlying cause has more than doubled in a week, new figures show. Statistics released by the National Records of Scotland show 67 deaths were recorded in the week to ...

18 Dec 2025 at 12:12

Scotland

Flu cases drop 20% in latest weekly figures

The number of flu cases in Scotland dropped by 20% in the most recent week, new figures show. Statistics released by Public Health Scotland on Thursday show 1,918 recorded cases of flu in Scotland in the week to ...

18 Dec 2025 at 09:56

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