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The chief of the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed says he believes the coronavirus pandemic could be under control in the US by next flu season. Dr Moncef Slaoui leads the government’s plan to fast-track the production of 300 million vaccine doses in America by 2021. In an appearance on The Dr Oz Show on … Read more
For many people, getting the annual flu jab is nothing more than an irritating chore — and nearly a third of those who need it don’t bother. This year, though, there is more reason than ever to get the flu vaccine — for the latest research suggests it could also offer some vital protection against … Read more
Covid-19 has killed THREE TIMES as many people as flu and pneumonia this year, official figures show Covid-19 was listed as the underlying cause of death in 48,168 fatalities between January and August this year But influenza only caused 394 deaths in the same period, and pneumonia caused 13,619 fatalities Deaths from influenza and pneumonia … Read more
President Donald Trump compared COVID to the flu on Tuesday telling Americans to ‘live with it’ – as he faces a storm of criticism for underplaying the very virus for which he was treated in Walter Reed hospital. In a tweet sent from the White House East Wing which he returned to Monday night he … Read more
A mother told of her heartbreak after her five-year-old son died just nine months after doctors dismissed his brain cancer as the flu and sent him home with paracetamol. Aiden Stead-Homans died in his mother Deb Stead’s arms on September 13 after a heartbreaking nine-month battle with cancer. Even though the ‘brave little soldier’ took on chemotherapy, doctors discovered … Read more
GP surgeries are rationing flu vaccines and making people between the ages of 50 and 64 wait until supplies are more robust. The Royal College of GPs said people are being given the jab in phases, as signs are emerging the system is creaking under the pressure of the ambitious winter drive. Health Secretary Matt … Read more
Leading chemists SUSPEND flu vaccine appointments amid shortage of jabs, prompting fears elderly may be forced to wait weeks despite government pledge that they would be first in line Flu jab bookings for the elderly this winter have been suspended by chemists Boots and Lloyds made the move amid a shortage in vaccines amid coronavirus … Read more
Boots suspends booking for flu jabs amid ‘unprecedented demand’ after Britons were told to get vaccinated to ease burden of second Covid-19 wave The high-street chemist is now limiting vaccines for society’s most vulnerable NHS says it wants to inoculate a record 30million people against flu this year An influx of influenza and Covid-19 patients could … Read more
Coronavirus lockdowns, social distancing and masks reduced FLU rates by nearly 90% in the US, CDC report reveals Positive flu test rates dropped from about 20% between September 2019 and February 2020 to 2.3% between March 2020 and May 2020 Laboratory specimens for testing fell from 49,696 per week before the national emergency was declared … Read more
The reopening of schools and the winter flu season returning could mean Covid-19 patients pile the pressure on NHS hospitals again, a World Health Organization director has warned. Dr Hans Kluge, the WHO’s Europe chief, said he ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ if hospital admissions surged this November to levels seen during the worst days of the … Read more