Ten Things You Need to Know Today: 16 December 2022

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1. Flu ‘could kill 30,000’

Flu hospitalisations in England have soared by more than 40% in a week, according to analysis of NHS data by The Telegraph, which also shows that rates are more than eight times higher than expected. Flu hospitalisations are so high that they have overtaken Covid admissions for the first time, and admissions next week could pass the peak of the 2017-18 outbreak, which led to nearly 30,000 deaths. Experts said that increased mixing indoors due to the cold weather is leading to more people catching flu and other winter viruses.

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