The HSE South West is urging people to get flu and COVID-19 vaccines to help stem the surge in respiratory patients presenting in hospitals.
Kerry is seeing an increase in flu, Covid-19 and RSV circulating in the community, with a doubling of influenza and RSV cases noted over a one-week period.
Healthcare workers across Kerry are preparing for a further significant increase in these illnesses over the coming days and weeks.
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Emergency Departments in Kerry and Cork are currently experiencing significant increases in people presenting with COVID-19, influenza and RSV.
UHK general manager Mary Fitzgerald says the hospital is preparing for the peak flu and COVID season:
