The mildest since COVID-19? Top flu expert’s predictions for the 2025 season
Professor Ian Barr urges GPs to prepare for another early season but is hopeful for a lower peak.
Falling GP flu vaccinations and a streak of early seasons show the importance of fast and widespread immunisation when 2025 stocks arrive, says a top influenza expert.
Despite a record-breaking 365,000 influenza cases reported last year, GP flu vaccinations fell from 5.8 million in 2023 to 5.1 million in 2024, according to medical virologist Professor Ian Barr.
