AUSSIE flu has caused havoc across the UK this winter, with more than 15,000 deaths from influenza recorded in the second week of January alone. But despite a surge in cases of the flu this year, NHS leaders from across the country are urging Britons it’s not too late to get the vaccine.
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Aussie flu symptoms: NHS leaders urge ‘it’s not too late to vaccinate’ as cases soar
Aussie flu – the H3N2 strain of the influenza virus – is just one of the several strains circulating in the UK at the moment. But the deadly strain of flu is being attributed to particularly nasty cases of the virus. The number of people dying from influenza in England and Wales has reached the […]
Measles warning: Outbreak spreads to FIVE UK areas – parents urged to vaccinate kids
A MEASLES outbreak has spread to five areas of the UK, including four cities and Surrey. Parents have been urged to make sure children are vaccinated to stop the deadly spread. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Maybe you shouldn’t vaccinate your kids—maybe equinate them instead
Enlarge / Pox. (credit: CDC) Smallpox is the first and only human disease we have ever successfully eradicated—thanks to the very first vaccine ever developed. It’s quite the medical triumph. The very word “vaccine,” which we use to describe all other forms of protective inoculations, is an homage to the smallpox vaccine. Yet, we don’t […]
Pediatricians are debating whether refusing to vaccinate a child can be construed as ‘medical neglect’
Loren Kerns on Flickr In May, Minnesota reached an unfortunate milestone: The state had seen more measles cases in the first five months of 2017 than the entire country had experienced in all of 2016. The number of cases was, at recent count, 79. Most of those diagnosed with measles have been children, and more […]