February 15, 2021
Flu shot: Your Best Bet for Avoiding Influenza
Flu is a seasonal illness and the flu vaccine is an annual injection, as each year the prevailing flu strains change and the vaccine is adjusted to reflect this. This...
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December 11, 2020
How Effective was the Flu Shot in 2020?
Because of the Coronavirus pandemic, the flu shot in 2020 was more important than ever. The UK government has extended the free vaccine to millions more people in what has...
December 3, 2020
Time for Flu Shots – getting one is more important than ever!
New data from Public Health England suggests that people infected with both Covid-19 and flu between January and April were more at risk of serious illness and death. The risk...
November 30, 2020
What Every Parent Should Know About the Flu Vaccine?
Children don’t seem to suffer from flu in the same way adults do but they are much more likely to catch and spread influenza. They will have large volumes of...
November 25, 2020
How to Prevent Yourself from Getting the Flu Again?
With all the focus on Covid-19, it is easy to overlook seasonal flu although the government is encouraging everyone to have a flu vaccination this year and has extended the...
July 2, 2020
Flu jab: It’s about doing the right thing
It’s easy to forget about other illness in the current Covid-19 pandemic but within six months, the winter flu season will be here. Combined with the Coronavirus, this could prove...
April 24, 2020
Influenza Sign, Symptoms and Vaccination
The winter months are often referred to as flu season, as a greater proportion of the population are affected by an influenza viral infection. Whilst the virus is no more...
March 18, 2020
How often should you have the flu vaccination?
The NHS is encouraging everyone over the age of 6 months to have a flu vaccination in the winter. Even if you are not at high risk due to age...
December 9, 2019
Flu Vaccination – What You Need to Know?
Influenza, or flu, is a nasty virus that can leave you feeling wiped out for weeks. Although it is sometimes thought of as ‘a bad cold’, flu can be completely...
July 12, 2019
Flu vaccination – What you need to know
Highly contagious and responsible for countless illnesses and some deaths every year, the flu is a viral infection you want to avoid. Also known as Influenza, the flu causes fever,...