# flu - Friday 18 February, 2022
# Flu
# Flu
The HPSC said flu activity “significantly increased” last week.
# flu - Thursday 25 November, 2021
# Winter Flu Season
# Winter Flu Season
No flu hospitalised or critical-care cases were notified during the past six weeks.
# flu - Friday 12 November, 2021
# Flu
# Flu
Cases of another common respiratory virus are on the rise.
# flu - Friday 5 November, 2021
# Flu
# Flu
The HPSC has not recorded any flu cases in the last week.
# flu - Thursday 28 October, 2021
# Influenza
The HSE recently launched its winter flu vaccine programme, with children aged 2-17 offered a flu nasal spray. Usually in Ireland, 200-500 people die from the flu each winter - but there were no recorded cases last year. The HPSC has said that global flu detections have increased in recent weeks, "albeit at low levels".
# flu - Wednesday 20 October, 2021
# Vaccine Drive
The HSE is advising people that getting a flu jab "early on" is the best way to protect themselves, Rónán Duffy writes. Usually in Ireland, between 200 and 500 people die from flu each winter. However last winter there were no recorded cases transmitted in Ireland.
# flu - Saturday 16 October, 2021
# Your Say
# Your Say
Flu vaccines usually reduce the risk of infection by 40-60%.
# flu - Tuesday 16 March, 2021
# Flu Season
# Flu Season
The flu vaccine was free for children in Ireland for the first time in 2020.
# flu - Saturday 23 January, 2021
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
The claim goes against what medical and scientific experts have observed in Ireland and other countries around the world.
# flu - Monday 4 January, 2021
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
He also noted that some people who have no symptoms test positive for the virus.
# flu - Friday 11 December, 2020
# Influenza
# Influenza
Two deaths and 107 new cases of the illness were reported in the same week last year.
# flu - Monday 23 November, 2020
# Pharmacy Union
# Pharmacy Union
The uptake of the nasal flu vaccine has reportedly been low.
# flu - Wednesday 11 November, 2020
# Flu
# Flu
Reports claim the HSE has suspended the distribution of the vaccine after it emerged 600,000 are missing.
# flu - Thursday 15 October, 2020
# Supplies
# Supplies
Pharmacists have said the uncertainty about deliveries and cancellation of appointments may undermine the vaccination programme.
# flu - Tuesday 6 October, 2020
# Flu
# Flu
The US President compares Covid-19 to the seasonal flu in the post.
# flu - Monday 28 September, 2020
# Vaccination
# Vaccination
“The flu vaccine is one of the safest vaccines we have, it’s one of the oldest vaccines we have,” a GP said.
# flu - Sunday 27 September, 2020
# Your Say
# Your Say
The flu vaccine without charge has been extended to a number of additional groups this year.
# flu - Saturday 12 September, 2020
# Flu Season
# Flu Season
Rates of healthcare worker vaccine uptake, particularly in nursing homes, remain low.
# flu - Wednesday 5 August, 2020
# Symptoms Overlap
# Symptoms Overlap
Due to the overlap in symptoms between flu and Covid-19, testing capacity must be able to meet demand, finds report.
# flu - Tuesday 21 July, 2020
# Flu Season
# Flu Season
Experts warn that their findings paint a grim picture for the colder weather, when it is thought the disease may re-emerge.
# flu - Friday 1 May, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
The Irish Pharmacy Union has said a plan must be developed to stop hospitals becoming overwhelmed next winter, particularly in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
# flu - Monday 6 January, 2020
# Don't Visit
# Don't Visit
Hospitals in Cork, Waterford, and South Tipperary have all imposed strict visiting restrictions.
# flu - Friday 3 January, 2020
# Influenza
# Influenza
Children under 12 are not permitted to visit the hospital, it said today.
# flu - Thursday 2 January, 2020
# Wrap Up
# Wrap Up
There has been a marked increase in flu presentations in comparison to last year.
# flu - Monday 30 December, 2019
# Flu Season
# Flu Season
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.
# flu - Friday 27 December, 2019
# Flu Season
# Flu Season
“200 more people a day tend an Emergency Department now than when I became Minister for Health,” Harris claimed today.
# flu - Tuesday 17 December, 2019
Do not go unless you are an at-risk person or your flu is getting worse after a week, Dr Vida Hamilton has advised.
# flu - Thursday 12 December, 2019
# Flu Jab
# Flu Jab
The latest figures show that the flu rate has spiked.
# flu - Thursday 21 November, 2019
# Cold Snap
# Cold Snap
The executive briefed the media on the latest update on its ‘winter plan’ today.
# flu - Thursday 21 February, 2019
# Winter Plan
# Winter Plan
There are 112 confirmed cases where people were admitted to critical care units over the flu.
# flu - Thursday 14 February, 2019
# Flu Season
# Flu Season
The majority of people who died were over the age of 65.
# flu - Thursday 31 January, 2019
# Outbreak
# Outbreak
There have been more than 1,000 hospital admissions during this flu season.
# flu - Thursday 10 January, 2019
# Hse Warning
# Hse Warning
The HSE yesterday issued an initial warning after the deaths of three people.
# flu - Monday 7 January, 2019
# On The Rise
# On The Rise
A significant increase in cases of the H1N1 strain has been reported.
# flu - Tuesday 1 January, 2019
# HSE
# HSE
The HSE is encouraging people to go to their GP where possible, instead of attending hospitals.
# flu - Friday 28 December, 2018
# Get Vaccinated
# Get Vaccinated
Demand for the GP out-of-hours service remains high and similar to last year.
# flu - Thursday 13 December, 2018
# Getting Better
# Getting Better
The HSE National Clinical Advisor Dr Vida Hamilton tells us how to stay well, and where to go if we do get sick.
# flu - Friday 7 December, 2018
# Vaccines
# Vaccines
There has been an increase in HPV uptake rates to 65% in 2018.
# flu - Thursday 1 February, 2018
# Peak Flu
# Peak Flu
The HSE says that we may have reached peak flu season this week.
# flu - Sunday 28 January, 2018
# Outbreak
# Outbreak
At Davos, the World Health Organisation spoke about disease as a threat to humanity.
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