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HSE West and North West is asking people to protect themselves and those most vulnerable this week as flu cases continue to rise in the community.

'Tis the season to be jolly, the festive lyrics remind us as we edge closer to Christmas. However, if you are one of the unlucky ones who has already contracted flu, or are likely to get it as others are raising their glasses on December 25, then you will not be feeling in any way jolly.

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The HSE is seeing an increase in people with respiratory illnesses attending emergency departments - 538 people with flu and 282 with COVID attended its EDs this week, an increase from 312 (flu) and 144 (COVID) the previous week. While our system is responding well, this increasing pressure requires all to play their part in using the right options for care.

As Ireland prepares for a difficult flu season, research from LloydsPharmacy has given an insight into the change in behaviours by Westmeath consumers when it comes to health and wellbeing.

Local Fine Gael Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, has welcomed the further re-opening of society recently announced by the Taoiseach Mícheál Martin as well as the booster programme, which he has advocated for within Government to be rolled out as soon as possible.

People who are not vaccinated against Covid-19 are at “extremely high risk” of contracting the disease in the next few months due to the highly transmissible Delta variant of the virus being prevalent in the community.

The HSE is urging the public to help prevent the spread of flu and norovirus (the contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhoea) by avoiding hospitals and GP surgeries so as not to infect others who may be already unwell.