RSV
Warning of a ‘tidal wave’ of flu as cases rise significantly in a week
Health leaders said that the rise was ‘concerning for patients and the NHS’.
What the latest NHS hospital figures for England show
The number of flu patients in hospital in England is more than four times the figure at this point last year.
Rise in Covid-19 hospital admissions as health chiefs warn of ‘winter threats’
The hospital admission rate in England has risen four weeks in a row.
Am I eligible for the new RSV vaccine?
The new jab is being offered to groups deemed most at risk of severe symptoms.
NHS rolls out new jab for respiratory virus
The programme is expected to help prevent thousands of hospital admissions a year.
Mother urges pregnant women to have jab to prevent respiratory virus in children
Respiratory syncytial virus can lead to severe lung infections such as pneumonia and infant bronchiolitis and is a leading cause of infant mortality.
RSV: What are the symptoms of the virus and is there a vaccine?
Some babies and adults have a higher risk of getting seriously ill from RSV
RSV vaccination programme approved by DoH
From September all pregnant women will be offered the vacination
Older people and pregnant women to be offered new NHS respiratory virus jab
Babies, the elderly and the immunocompromised are at risk of severe infection with RSV and can need admission to hospital.
Plea for Health Secretary to roll out ‘transformative’ child jab
Doctors said that every year children’s hospital services ‘grind to a halt’ due to RSV.