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EPISODE · Dec 14, 2025 · 7 MIN

What’s driving the flu surge & how can people protect themselves?

from Newstalk Weekend

Children’s hospitals are in crisis mode, with record numbers of flu admissions and intensive care beds filling fast, all before the flu season has even reached its peak. Anton is joined by Dr Brendan O’Shea, Kildare GP, Medical Director at K Doc, and Assistant Professor of Primary Care at Trinity College Dublin, to assess what’s driving this surge and what needs to happen next in the community and in primary care.

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Children’s hospitals are in crisis mode, with record numbers of flu admissions and intensive care beds filling fast, all before the flu season has even reached its peak. Anton is joined by Dr Brendan O’Shea, Kildare GP, Medical Director at K Doc,...

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