Overview
- UKHSA reports week 42 indicators show flu positivity around 6.1% with hospital admissions rising from 1.29 to 1.73 per 100,000, led by infections in children and younger adults.
- NHS England is running catch-up clinics in community venues such as fire stations, bowling alleys, libraries and sports halls to make it easier for families to get jabs during half-term.
- Officials urge parents to return school consent forms or use local School Age Immunisation Services, with GP practices and pharmacies vaccinating eligible toddlers and some school-age children.
- Public health advice asks people with symptoms to stay home where possible and to consider wearing a face covering if they must go out, alongside hand hygiene, tissue use and ventilation.
- Surveillance notes RSV circulating at baseline and Covid at medium levels with recent data showing a slight decrease, as NHS leaders warn of early paediatric hospital cases and continue close monitoring.