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Jim Reed, Health reporter, Wesley Stephenson, BBC Verify and Nick Triggle, Health correspondent Getty Images The NHS remains on high alert over flu, health bosses say, but there are clear signs the surge in the virus has come to an end for now at least. Community spread appears to haveContinue Reading

flu:-how-are-hospitals-in-your-area-affected?

PA Media Hospitals across the UK are seeing high levels of flu cases this winter. The NHS in England has said it is on “on high alert” after seeing the highest ever number of flu cases in hospital for this time of year, in the week ending 14 December. YouContinue Reading

how-health-problems-after-covid-19-vaccination-are-sometimes-used-to-feed-misinformation-narratives

SUMMARY Three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists have acquired ample evidence showing that COVID-19 vaccines are safe. While COVID-19 vaccines are associated with some serious effects like myocarditis, such cases are rare and much less likely to occur after vaccination than after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Nevertheless, anecdotesContinue Reading

are-claims-linking-recent-us.-trends-in-cancer-diagnoses-to-covid-19-vaccines-plausible?-a-look-at-the-available-data

Claims questioning COVID-19 vaccine safety have circulated continuously since COVID-19 vaccination campaigns began at the end of 2020. One such claim suggests that there has been an unprecedented rise in the number of cancer cases after the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, implying that the vaccines are responsible for this phenomenon. ScienceContinue Reading