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By *ohnc500 OP   Man
2 weeks ago

Chester le steeet

Anyone got this bug that's going around, it's bloody awful seemingly they're calling it the christmas flu

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By *exmachineMan
2 weeks ago

kent

Friend of mine in hospital in isolation, terrible he is very sick!

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By *roy8Man
2 weeks ago

Perthshire

I've had it for a while now,seems to be getting worse,honey and lemon drink with paracetamol, nothing else I can take

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By *lasgow verse 60s guyMan
2 weeks ago

Glasgow

Lots of it about. Mime passed in about a week but have a pal who is on his second batch of antibiotics for something very similar

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By *astDevonGuyMan
2 weeks ago

East Devon

There are cold , flu and umpteen other bugs and viruses “going around” every moment of the day. None of them target specific festivities. This tiresome labelling of every cough and sneeze is very irksome.

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By *ottom-4nsaMan
2 weeks ago

Poole

Couple of uestions for anyone who knows. Read a news article yesterday stating around a 1,000 hospital beds had been closed due to people with suspected norovirus being admitted to hospital and suffering chronic diarrhoea and vomiting. When they say "closed", do they mean, patient moved to another bed or area quarantined while patient with virus cared for? Guessing it is latter but confused me. It also said people with symptoms should wait 48 hours before thinking about presenting at hospital. Is that normal procedure. Thanks.

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By *mma_EvansTV/TS
2 weeks ago

Colchester

If there is an infectious outbreak on a ward, the ward will be closed to further admissions xx

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By *our-slaveMan
2 weeks ago

nottingham


"Anyone got this bug that's going around, it's bloody awful seemingly they're calling it the christmas flu "

Not sure if I’m imagining this, but people seem to get these illnesses for longer than they used to. The flu used to be all over within a week but some people are suffering from it for weeks these days.

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By *ublinBottomGuyMan
2 weeks ago

London

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By *ublinBottomGuyMan
2 weeks ago

London


"There are cold , flu and umpteen other bugs and viruses “going around” every moment of the day. None of them target specific festivities. This tiresome labelling of every cough and sneeze is very irksome. "

None of them target specific festivities, no, but they are more prevelent at certain times of the year, with higher cases reported because of time of year, the higher than usual concentration of social gatherings inside etc. All of which leads to certain rises in particular things like flu being given a media shorthand.

Sorry you find such a thing irksome, I'm sure someone will be along shortly to pat your hand gently and make sure you're not too traumatised by it. Hope you can cope.

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By *ary1066Man
2 weeks ago

Preston

Has the uptake of the flu jab been a casualty of the covid jabs . People tired of getting one injection after another

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By *olin1951Man
2 weeks ago

worcester

Not sure it is any worse than it was pre Covid days.

I guess a lot of people have stopped taking hygiene measures such as washing hands frequently and using wipes etc to keep handles and the like clean.

Also folk have gone to coughing in common areas like shops.

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By (user no longer on site)
4 days ago


"Has the uptake of the flu jab been a casualty of the covid jabs . People tired of getting one injection after another"

The flu vaccination programme was delayed by the government from September to October..which has proved to be a disaster..look how full the hospital beds are..with flu...

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.herd immunity was tried before and failed...this government ought to have learned that..

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By *kigaiMan
4 days ago

Northampton

We've all had it abd it lingers. My 6 yo granddaughter who is disabled and vulnerable has been in hospital for 3 days despite having a flu jab in October.

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By *ssKay17Man
4 days ago

Camden


"There are cold , flu and umpteen other bugs and viruses “going around” every moment of the day. None of them target specific festivities. This tiresome labelling of every cough and sneeze is very irksome.

None of them target specific festivities, no, but they are more prevelent at certain times of the year, with higher cases reported because of time of year, the higher than usual concentration of social gatherings inside etc. All of which leads to certain rises in particular things like flu being given a media shorthand.

Sorry you find such a thing irksome, I'm sure someone will be along shortly to pat your hand gently and make sure you're not too traumatised by it. Hope you can cope.

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Ha ha, brilliant. You beat me to it.

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By *ootsloverTV/TS
4 days ago

Tetbury

Had it over Christmas, happens more often than not. Lost a whole week to it this time.

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By *oosterladMan
4 days ago

ipswich


"There are cold , flu and umpteen other bugs and viruses “going around” every moment of the day. None of them target specific festivities. This tiresome labelling of every cough and sneeze is very irksome. "

I've labelled mine "Manflu". Manflu can happen anytime but is prevalent in cold weather. It kept me in bed for two days and wasnt very nice despite having the flu jab.

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By *arbus61Man
4 days ago

Leeds

Flu viruses can mutate every year

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By *arbus61Man
4 days ago

Leeds

Couple of hot toddy’s a day 👍

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By *aul349Man
4 days ago

North of the Tyne

This is why we should all be taking vitamin D supplements. It really improves your health if you take it regularly in the correct doses.

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By *ildwestheroMan
4 days ago

Llandrindod Wells

Most people suffering from what they call flu are in fact suffering from many strains that come under the umbrella of the common cold. Real flu, which I have suffered three times in my life, is a really nasty debilitating virus and often means you can hardly walk. Lots of cold type viruses about. Crowded shops, bar etc during the Christmas build up probably spread them. I've got a bit of a cold but nothing very serious.

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By *hyna HutchMan
4 days ago

valleys


"Most people suffering from what they call flu are in fact suffering from many strains that come under the umbrella of the common cold. Real flu, which I have suffered three times in my life, is a really nasty debilitating virus and often means you can hardly walk. Lots of cold type viruses about. Crowded shops, bar etc during the Christmas build up probably spread them. I've got a bit of a cold but nothing very serious."

I heard somewhere, that if you had full on flu and saw a tenner stuck on the windowsill outside, you wouldn't bother to retrieve it.

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By *punk1975Man
4 days ago

Glasgow

Yeah it's bloody crap

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By *licebear891Man
4 days ago

teddington

I've had it in November. Like the worst flu, said to me it was a viral infection, turned out it was bacterial, had antibiotics, I'm alright now

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