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GPs could be stripped of flu vaccine ordering powers, hints Cameron
GPs could be stripped of their powers to order flu vaccines after this season's problems over shortages, the Prime Minister indicated yesterday.
09 Jan 2011
Flu jabs will not protect elderly
Millions of flu jabs being rushed out to plug vaccine shortfalls will not protect the elderly against a strain of the virus now putting them at increased risk, experts have warned.
08 Jan 2011
New wave of flu to hit elderly
Second flu wave threatening the elderly expected in coming weeks.
08 Jan 2011
Leftover swine flu vaccines to fill shortfall
Emergency stocks released amid concerns vulnerable patients are being left exposed to the virus.
07 Jan 2011
Leftover swine flu vaccines to fill shortfall
Emergency stocks released amid concerns vulnerable patients are being left exposed to the virus.
06 Jan 2011
The flu jab shortages must be investigated
Telegraph View: An inquiry is required to eradicate flaws in the supply system.
06 Jan 2011
Flu deaths hit 50 this winter
Eleven more people have died from flu across the UK taking the total to 50.
06 Jan 2011
Swine flu: mother dies two weeks after giving birth
A 32-year-old woman has died following swine flu "complications" two weeks after giving birth to a son.
06 Jan 2011
Hospitals cancel operations as serious flu cases rise
Intensive care beds at hospitals acoss the country needed to deal with rising numbers of flu patients.
06 Jan 2011
The flu outbreak: Q&A
Is there a flu epidemic? Who is being hardest hit? And will it kill me? Some of the questions on the seasonal flu outbreak tackled below:
06 Jan 2011
GP surgeries running out of flu vaccine
Surgeries across England report vaccine shortages with GP practices with surplus stocks told to donate their supplies to those without.
05 Jan 2011
Government admits flu vaccine shortages after 'supply issues'
Department of Health issues statement saying there have been ''local supply issues'' after reports of patients being unable to get jabs from their local GP surgery but insists there is "no national shortage''.
05 Jan 2011
Lifecoach: Cold and flu cures
Our experts answer your questions in a special on colds and flu
04 Jan 2011
Emergency beds filling up with flu patients
Every hospital bed in the country offering life-saving treatment for flu is now full as the winter outbreak worsens.
03 Jan 2011
Flu: vulnerable denied vaccine
Pregnant women, the elderly and vulnerable patients are being turned away from GP surgeries amid claims that doctors do not have enough flu vaccines.
01 Jan 2011
Flu levels almost double among under-fives
Hospitals on "black alert" as number of children seriously ill doubles.
31 Dec 2010
Flu adverts start as deaths rise
Ministers order campaign as latest figures show death toll is still rising.
30 Dec 2010
Winter flu cases highest for ten years: figures
Children under five are now the worst affected by this year's flu outbreak, as official figures show that winter flu cases are at their highest level since the last epidemic a decade ago.
30 Dec 2010
Why was the flu jab campaign dropped?
Pressure was last night growing on Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary, to reinstate the annual flu jab publicity campaign, as the virus continued to spread across the country.
28 Dec 2010
The flu outbreak: questions and answers
Doctors believe that flu infection rates are likely to rise dramatically over the next few weeks.
28 Dec 2010
Flu epidemic fears as deaths rise
Flu-like illnesses and the intense cold weather have caused a sudden rise in the number of deaths this winter.
27 Dec 2010
Flu questions answered
Swine flu has claimed the lives of 24 people so far this winter and a further three people have after after catching other strains. Is the pandemic coming back?
23 Dec 2010
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