Parents Urged to Be Vigilant Over Flu As Schools Go Back

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Parents have been urged to remain vigilant to the threat of flu ahead of an expected rise in new cases of the virus as children return to school following the Christmas holidays. Health experts also stressed that it was not too late for members of "at risk" groups, including those with chronic respiratory problems, to be vaccinated against flu, which has been linked to 39 deaths in Britain since October.

Professor John Oxford, an expert in virology at St Bartholomew's and the Royal London Hospital, said the return of children to school had in the past prompted a rise in the number of flu cases.

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Parents Urged to Be Vigilant Over Flu As Schools Go Back

"You tend to get a surge," the professor said. "I would anticipate a surge, but how long that will last...

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