Children under five are the fastest rising group to be admitted to hospital or into intensive care suffering from flu, health bosses have revealed.
The Government body responsible for health protection is urging people to get their flu jab, as more calls to NHS 111 and a rise in people seeking help from their GP for flu-like symptoms indicate that the flu season might have arrived early this year. The UK Health Security Agency ( UKHSA ) - the body that replaced Public Health England last year - said Covid restrictions over the past two winters means people have little natural immunity.
And although overall flu levels are still at a relatively low level, the latest data suggests hospital and intensive admissions for the respiratory disease are rising quickest in children under five, reports Wales Online
