# Flu

January

January 2023

# flu season

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

# Trolley crisis

HSE boss: Flu, RSV and Covid figures at levels above Govt's 'most pessimistic modelling' for winter

Planning for next winter to begin early when health system is ‘over the worst’, says Stephen Mulvaney.

Health bosses will appear before the Oireachtas Health Committee today.

Covid, RSV and influenza continue to place significant pressure on GPs and hospitals.

HSE interim CEO to tell TDs that health service staff "do not believe this is acceptable".

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Jan 17th 2023, 12:47 PM

# Healthcare

Healthcare services situation ‘matching or exceeding most pessimistic model’, HSE boss says

Flu was already at levels that made this winter ‘an exceptional season’, the HSE said.

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Jan 12th 2023, 6:58 PM

# Healthcare

HSE rolls out walk-in flu vaccines for children after 700 hospitalisations over winter

The walk-in clinics will be available at no charge for children from age two to 17 until 23 January.

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Jan 10th 2023, 11:45 PM

# Respiratory viruses

Chief medical officer has not advocated for a mask mandate, says Taoiseach

Chief Medical Officer Prof Breda Smyth has urged the public to wear masks on public transport and in crowded places.

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Jan 10th 2023, 4:16 PM

# winter surge

Over 200 medicines unavailable in Ireland, including cough syrups and soluble painkillers

There is a major shortage of over-the-counter treatments for respiratory illnesses and bacterial infections.

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Jan 9th 2023, 9:38 AM

# winter surge

CMO warns parents to keep sick kids at home while consultant says patients 'at risk' due to trolley crisis

A consultant in emergency medicine has warned of the impact of the pressures facing the healthcare system.

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Jan 4th 2023, 6:56 PM

Last year

2022

# winter viruses

Mercy University Hospital introduces visiting restrictions due to surge in flu cases

The hospital is asking patients with less urgent needs to seek treatment elsewhere.

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Dec 31st 2022, 3:15 PM

# flu sesason

Flu actively circulating in the community, says HSE

The HSE said that case numbers are increasing in all age groups, but particularly children and teens under 15.

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Nov 29th 2022, 12:47 PM

# two in one

Pfizer-BioNTech to test combined Covid and flu vaccine

Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech developed one of the most widely used vaccines to combat Covid-19.

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Nov 3rd 2022, 12:51 PM

# Coronavirus

Covid-19 hospitalisations are rising, so where are we with the virus heading into winter?

The Minister for Health has said there has been a “significant” increase in the number of people in hospital with Covid in recent weeks.

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Oct 14th 2022, 12:13 PM

# the needle has landed

HSE launches winter vaccination programme with flu and Covid-19 jabs

The HSE is inviting eligible groups to get their flu jab and their Covid-19 booster.

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Oct 3rd 2022, 7:30 AM

# Flu

Flu viruses now circulating in Ireland with reported rise in cases over past week

The HPSC said flu activity “significantly increased” last week.

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Feb 18th 2022, 11:30 AM

All time

# winter flu season

Three confirmed cases of the flu last week

No flu hospitalised or critical-care cases were notified during the past six weeks.

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Nov 25th 2021, 6:01 PM

# Flu

HPSC reports no new cases of flu for second week

Cases of another common respiratory virus are on the rise.

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Nov 12th 2021, 11:14 AM

# Flu

'Early days' for the spread of the flu as no cases reported in the last week

The HPSC has not recorded any flu cases in the last week.

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Nov 5th 2021, 4:00 PM

# Influenza

Ireland's first two flu cases of the season have been confirmed

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre said global flu detections have increased in recent weeks, “albeit at low levels”.

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".

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Oct 28th 2021, 7:10 PM

# vaccine drive

'No evidence' yet of flu circulating but HSE urges people to 'be prepared' for winter

Last winter there were no recorded cases of flu transmitted in Ireland.

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.

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Oct 20th 2021, 12:05 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you plan to get the flu vaccine this upcoming winter?

Flu vaccines usually reduce the risk of infection by 40-60%.

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Oct 16th 2021, 11:00 AM

# flu season

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

# factcheck

FactCheck: No, the lack of hospitalisations from flu is not because cases are mistakenly being diagnosed as Covid-19

The claim goes against what medical and scientific experts have observed in Ireland and other countries around the world.

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Jan 23rd 2021, 12:05 AM

# Coronavirus

'If you have flu-like symptoms, assume it's Covid and self-isolate', Holohan warns

He also noted that some people who have no symptoms test positive for the virus.

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Jan 4th 2021, 7:49 PM

# Influenza

No cases of flu recorded by HSE so far this winter

Two deaths and 107 new cases of the illness were reported in the same week last year.

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Dec 11th 2020, 10:07 AM

# pharmacy union

Pharmacists urge Government to extend free flu vaccine to teenagers

The uptake of the nasal flu vaccine has reportedly been low.

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Nov 23rd 2020, 6:03 PM

# Flu

'No doses have disappeared': HSE's Colm Henry rejects claims that some flu vaccines missing

Reports claim the HSE has suspended the distribution of the vaccine after it emerged 600,000 are missing.

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Nov 11th 2020, 9:32 AM

# Supplies

Concerns over 'significant delay' in delivery of flu vaccine from HSE supplier

Pharmacists have said the uncertainty about deliveries and cancellation of appointments may undermine the vaccination programme.

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Oct 15th 2020, 5:46 PM

# Flu

Facebook removes Trump post for minimising dangers of Covid-19

The US President compares Covid-19 to the seasonal flu in the post.

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Oct 6th 2020, 9:47 PM

# Vaccination

The flu vaccine and children: Here is everything parents need to know

“The flu vaccine is one of the safest vaccines we have, it’s one of the oldest vaccines we have,” a GP said.

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Sep 28th 2020, 12:05 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you plan to get the flu vaccine this upcoming winter?

The flu vaccine without charge has been extended to a number of additional groups this year.

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Sep 27th 2020, 9:17 AM

# flu season

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

# symptoms overlap

Testing capacity must be able to meet demand when flu season arrives, finds Covid committee report

Due to the overlap in symptoms between flu and Covid-19, testing capacity must be able to meet demand, finds report.

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Aug 5th 2020, 3:09 PM

# flu season

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

# Covid-19

Pharmacists call for flu vaccine to be free for everyone

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.

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May 1st 2020, 12:39 PM

# don't visit

HSE apologises to those affected by overcrowded emergency departments as some hospitals ban visitors

Hospitals in Cork, Waterford, and South Tipperary have all imposed strict visiting restrictions.

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Jan 6th 2020, 6:00 PM

# Influenza

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

# Wrap Up

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

# flu season

'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

# flu season

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

HSE urges people with the flu to stay away from hospitals

Do not go unless you are an at-risk person or your flu is getting worse after a week, Dr Vida Hamilton has advised.

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Dec 17th 2019, 1:45 PM

# Flu Jab

HSE urges high-risk people to get flu vaccine as virus is 'actively circulating'

The latest figures show that the flu rate has spiked.

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Dec 12th 2019, 5:44 PM