UK needs to prepare for 'hard winter' of flu and respiratory viruses, says top medic
by Alexandra Topping from Science | The Guardian on (#5F1PP)
Population immunity to non-Covid viruses could be lower owing to lack of exposure, says PHE official
The UK should steel itself for a difficult autumn" and hard winter" of illnesses because people have lived for an unusually long period without exposure to respiratory viruses, one of the country's top medics has warned.
Dr Susan Hopkins, the head of Covid strategy for Public Health England, said population immunity to viruses other than Covid-19 could be lower than usual and that a surge in flu was probable.
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