flu symptoms

Warning issued to parents as flu cases set to ‘skyrocket’ this winter

Warning issued to parents as flu cases set to ‘skyrocket’ this winter

Flu cases are already surging, the HSE has warned Parents are being warned to protect their children from the flu this winter as cases are expected to skyrocket over the holidays. The HSE is urging parents to get their children vaccinated as soon as possible. The flu vaccine is free to children aged between 2 […]

2 years ago

Nurse urges parents to look out for this unusual flu symptom in children

Nurse urges parents to look out for this unusual flu symptom in children

If like us, you’ve been struck down with dose after dose this autumn then you know the usual symptoms of the flu all too well. However, one nurse issued a warning to parents after her son suffered from an unusual flu symptom many parents don’t know about. Mum Brodi Willard urged parents to look out […]

3 years ago

Parents urged to keep children with flu symptoms out of school

Parents urged to keep children with flu symptoms out of school

Flu cases are higher than this time last year. Parents are being urged to keep their children out of school if they’re displaying flu symptoms. The warning comes after a concerning rise in flu cases across Ireland. Cases have surged amongst children under the age of five, but medical experts fear the worst is yet […]

4 years ago

Mum shares warning about unexpected flu symptom to keep an eye on

Mum shares warning about unexpected flu symptom to keep an eye on

She urged parents to keep an eye out for it. In the middle of the fifth-worse flu season in Ireland since records began in 2000, one mum’s warning about an unexpected influenza symptom has gone viral. Mum-of-two Brodi Willard explained how her son came home from school one day with what she thought were hives. […]

9 years ago