Level of outbreaks of flu in emergency departments is 'perturbing'

The level of outbreaks of flu in Irish emergency departments during this winter is “perturbing” and shouldn’t happen “if we got vaccination right” according to the HSE’s head of public care.

Across this influenza season, which arrived in Ireland roughly four weeks earlier than normal, some 90 outbreaks of respiratory disease were reported, with 79 of those occurring in healthcare settings.