The Chief Medical Officer has said cases of the flu increased by 80% in the week to last Saturday, while cases of Covid 'increased rapidly in the last three days'.
The latest Respiratory Virus Surveillance report from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre showed there were 670 influenza cases in the week ending 10 December.There was also an increase in hospitalisations from the flu, up from 127 to 213, over the same period. #flu and #COVID19 cases and hospitalisations have increased. Please come forward for your #fluvaccine and #CovidVaccines. Please stay home if you have any 'flu like symptoms. pic.twitter.
In a social media video, she said there are"a number of patients in ICU with flu this week, and unfortunately, none of them have had their flu vaccine". "I especially appeal to parents to consider getting the free nasal flu vaccine for your child," she added.
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