Yes I have this feckin respiratory flu that has been doing the rounds since early december. I seem to have been permanently sick over the whole of december and now into the first week on January. It seemed everyone in the doctors surgery was coughing and spluttering around me when I finally gave in and headed for my GP. I didn’t even get to enjoy my Christmas dinner! Some €100 euro later I’m popping pills 4 times a day until the end of the week…grrrr…..cough, cough, snotty, snotty!!

I found this info on the Irishhealth.Com website….

Ireland is officially on high alert for outbreaks of respiratory illness following a steep increase in the number of people suffering from coughs, colds and flus in the last week.

According to new data, some 12% of the population are affected by respiratory illnesses, representing a 74% increase in the numbers affected in the same week last year. The figures mean the 711,497 Irish people are currently suffering from respiratory ailments including chest congestion, nasal congestion, fever and sore throat.

Ireland is now on high alert as respiratory illness has reached a critical level. A high alert is called when over one tenth of the population is affected by respiratory illnesses. A severe alert is called when more than 15% of the population is affected. The high alert status will remain in place on for approximately six to 12 weeks.

So its more of this for some days to come:

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