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Flu, COVID and flurona: what we can and can’t expect this winter
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When it comes to respiratory viruses, COVID has been our greatest concern over the past two winters. So you might feel some aspects...
Yes, COVID vaccines are front and centre. But don’t forget about your flu shot
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As the nights begin to close in and the temperatures cool, it’s clear winter is approaching again.
With the winter season comes the risk...
It’s a bad year for flu, but it’s too early to call it the worst ever – 5 charts on the 2019 season so...
The impact of the flu on a population can be measured by
looking at figures including cases, hospitalisations and deaths. From shutterstock.com
From early this...
When’s the best time to get your flu shot?
What goes up must come down, and that includes the
protection the flu vaccine offers against influenza. Irina Bg/Shutterstock
When most of us get the...