HomeHealthParents urged to vaccinate children over half-term as flu cases rise Parents urged to vaccinate children over half-term as flu cases rise October 26, 2025 Flu season has come early and cases are rising among children, NHS England says.
Hospitals facing unprecedented flu season, say NHS bosses Record number of patients in hospital in England with flu for this time of year, figures show.
Scotland’s supplies of prescription co-codamol limited until June Some health boards have told people using the painkiller to begin reducing their tablets by one a week.
Why this ‘unprecedented’ outbreak isn’t another Covid Meningitis infections result from close and prolonged physical contact and spreads more slowly than Covid.