As NHS braces for record flu cases, is the strain active in continental Europe too?
Mutations thought to be spreading flu faster and earlier, with vaccines less effective than hopedThe NHS is bracing for one of its worst winters on record as a surge in flu cases puts pressure on GP surgeries, hospitals and ambulance services. The flu season is well under way in continental Europe, too, where the same flu strain active in the UK is emerging as the force behind a new wave of infections. Continue reading...