Doctors urge people to get flu vaccine as number of patients at Southdoc doubles in a week

One doctor said: 'One of the flu strains has mutated but the vaccine is still about 70% effective.' File photo: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg

The number of people attending the Southdoc out-of-hours GP service has doubled in a week as flu continues to spread rapidly.

Dr John Sheehan, a GP in Blackpool in Cork City, called on people to consider getting the flu vaccine, saying it is not too late yet.