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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Nicole Wootton-Cane

Warning of ‘most severe flu outbreak in decades’ as infections surge to December levels

Top doctors are urging people to take up their flu vaccinations ahead of what could be the “most severe flu outbreak in decades” this winter.

Hospital admissions are already on the rise for the H3N2 strain, with infections hitting numbers not usually seen until December. Health bosses are concerned that many of the most vulnerable may not have received their vaccine yet as the NHS braces itself for a difficult winter.

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