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# flu season

This year
2023
Public encouraged to get Covid-19 and flu vaccines ahead of winter virus season ‘peak’
The Chief Medical Officer has reminded eligible persons to boost their protection before the respiratory virus season reaches its peak.
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Oct 31st 2023, 7:42 AM
Ireland has passed the peak of this year’s 'severe' flu season, according to the CMO
Flu cases have decreased by 48% in the past week.
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Jan 20th 2023, 5:22 PM
Last year
2022
Poll: Have you received a flu vaccine this winter?
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre noted a significant uptick in influenza activity last week.
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Feb 19th 2022, 1:18 PM
All time
Free flu vaccine programme to be extended to people aged over 50
The expansion of the flu vaccine programme was announced by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly this afternoon
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Dec 10th 2021, 3:24 PM
Pregnant women, over 65s and other at-risk groups urged to get flu vaccine
At-risk groups receive the jab free-of-charge.
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Oct 4th 2021, 7:20 AM
120,000 doses of children's flu vaccine destroyed due to low uptake, despite 'heavyweight' promotion campaign
The flu vaccine was free for children in Ireland for the first time in 2020.
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Mar 16th 2021, 6:30 AM
All 600,000 children's nasal flu vaccine doses will be available by mid-October
All of the 600,000 children’s doses will also be available by this time.
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Oct 9th 2020, 10:00 PM
HSE set to face difficult task in reaching flu vaccination targets for healthcare staff
Rates of healthcare worker vaccine uptake, particularly in nursing homes, remain low.
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Sep 12th 2020, 8:30 AM
Patients with respiratory illness to be tested for Covid-19 'irrespective of community levels' during flu season
The HSPC also outlined testing recommendations for a number of settings including nursing homes and workplaces.
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Sep 8th 2020, 1:44 PM
Winter flu vaccine campaign gears up to prevent 'dual outbreaks' of influenza and Covid-19
For the first time, children aged 2-12 are also entitled to a free flu vaccine.
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Aug 25th 2020, 12:03 AM
Covid-19 is worse in cold weather, research suggests
Experts warn that their findings paint a grim picture for the colder weather, when it is thought the disease may re-emerge.
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Jul 21st 2020, 2:57 PM
Colds, flus and Covid-19 combined could overwhelm Irish health system this winter, experts warn
Flu season normally puts the Irish health system under strain.
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Jun 16th 2020, 12:05 AM
Overcrowding in Cork hospitals leads to cancellation of some surgeries
The overcrowding has been made worse by flu season, according to the HSE.
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Jan 6th 2020, 8:46 AM
Dublin and Cork hospitals restrict visitors as they deal with high numbers of patients with flu
Children under 12 are not permitted to visit the hospital, it said today.
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Jan 3rd 2020, 5:38 PM
Flu season to last another five weeks, HSE warns
There has been a marked increase in flu presentations in comparison to last year.
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Jan 2nd 2020, 9:44 PM
'Significant' increase in the number of over-75s attending emergency departments
There has been marked increase in general in the number of people attending EDs and being admitted to hospital compared to the same time last year.
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Dec 30th 2019, 2:34 PM
There's a 'significant' 11.8% increase in the number of people on trolleys this winter
“200 more people a day tend an Emergency Department now than when I became Minister for Health,” Harris claimed today.
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Dec 27th 2019, 3:59 PM
Over 100 people are expected to die of the flu this season
Half of those attending Emergency Departments have the flu or are presenting with flu-like symptoms.
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Dec 27th 2019, 2:31 PM
From vaccines to sneezing etiquette: Here’s how to get through the flu season
Did you know that you can get the flu vaccine in some pharmacies for as little as €20
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Dec 13th 2019, 9:10 AM
HSE urges public to get flu vaccine as data shows annual flu season could hit 'within weeks'
The executive briefed the media on the latest update on its ‘winter plan’ today.
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Nov 21st 2019, 4:39 PM
34 people have died from the flu so far this season
The majority of people who died were over the age of 65.
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Feb 14th 2019, 7:31 PM
'Patient safety takes priority': Calls to make flu jab mandatory for frontline health workers
Anyone who refuses is recommended to wear a mask or be assigned elsewhere, according to a new report by the Royal College of Physicians.
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Oct 18th 2018, 7:29 AM
34 people have died so far from the flu this season
The number of cases of flu continued to rise over the past week.
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Jan 25th 2018, 2:30 PM
Here's what you need to know about the flu going around
With the various strains of flu going around you can likely get sick multiple times if you haven’t been vaccinated.
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Jan 9th 2018, 7:30 PM
Seven people have died from flu this winter as medics warn people to take care
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre said 341 people were admitted to hospital for flu in the last two weeks of 2016.
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Jan 7th 2017, 2:33 PM
More beds and help from the private sector: How the HSE plans on beating overcrowding
Outbreaks of flu and the vomiting bug have put added pressure on the health service.
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Jan 5th 2017, 9:10 PM
15 tweets that everyone in the throes of cold season will relate to
* Stuffs tissue up nose*.
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Oct 5th 2016, 11:36 AM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Oct 7th 2013, 4:47 PM
Scientists look at weather to predict illness outbreaks
Data from various weather events beginning to help predict conditions in which a disease will flourish.
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Jan 4th 2013, 6:30 AM