The HSE is urging Clare families to avail of free nasal flu-vaccinations this week in order to avoid illnesses this Christmas. 283 cases of the virus were detected in the second week of December alone, while the symptoms can involve a high temperature, muscle pains, headache and extreme tiredness. Children are understood to be the greatest […]
Health experts are warning of an increased incidence of flu in the Midwest region. Public Health Midwest say 101 cases of the disease have been recorded in the region since October, in line with similar spikes across the country. It’s understood an ‘earlier’ flu season than usual is underway, and medics are concerned about the […]
Health officials are urging people in Clare to avail of the flu vaccine after evidence has emerged that the virus is circulating in the region in recent weeks. There have been 14 confirmed cases of influenza in the Midwest across the flu season this year, with 9 new cases during the week beginning February 6th, […]
The Clare Fine Gael health spokesperson in the Seanad is calling on the HSE to make Flu vaccines free coming into winter. It comes after CMO Dr Tony Holohan expressed concerns about the high incidence of Covid-19, urging the unvaccinated to come forward and get themselves jabbed. Some doctors are saying it is difficult to […]