ITV This Morning star Vanessa Feltz took to social media to share a warning after her daughter was admitted to hospital. Speaking from her daughter's bedside, and wearing a mask, she revealed that her offspring was "terribly unwell".
Vanessa, who has two daughters Allegra, 36, and Saskia, 33, didn't say which one was poorly but did say that she was seriously ill. Taking to Instagram on Sunday night (November 20), Vanessa said: "I'm talking to you from the hospital where my daughter is really very unwell, she's on a drip.
"She has been on a drip pretty much since Thursday night. And it turns out what she's got, pure and simply, is flu. It's influenza. It's the flu bug that all the doctors warned us was coming this winter."
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The message came four days after her daughter was admitted to hospital, and continued: "She's got a particularly virulent horrible, horrible case of it. And guess what? She has been vaccinated and what they've all said, all the specialists, is that if she hadn't been she would have been even worse and believe me, it isn't worth thinking about."
Vanessa urged people to go and get the flu jab as she added: "She's asked me to do this (meaning her daughter) to say to you, please, please, please get your flu vaccine because you wouldn't want what she's going through to happen to anyone else, and neither would I." A host of Vanessa's pals and fans took to the comment section to provide support.
Carol Vorderman wrote: "Oh V. I hope she gets better fast. Sending you all love." While Ruth Langsford added: "Sending her wishes for a speedy recovery Vanessa and lots of love to you and all the family x x." Zoe Ball typed: "Sending your girl so much love V. hold tight darling x."
The Mirror wrote that flu levels are continuing to rise in England as health experts warned parents of two and three-year-olds to get them vaccinated. Rates are estimated to be highest among people aged 15 to 44, with 13.4 per cent of laboratory samples from this age group testing positive, according to the figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
Rates are second highest in those aged five to 14-year-olds, with 10.4 per cent of samples from this age group testing positive. It comes as the NHS revealed it administered 13.2 million flu vaccinations since September.
The UKHSA said flu vaccine uptake this year is comparable to last for those aged 65 and over, people at risk and pregnant women, but lower in two and three-year-olds, at 20.3 per cent and 21.8 per cent.
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