Bristol doctor says UK will see 'very bad' flu season over new strain View 3 Images

A medical expert has delivered a warning about a virus set to sweep across Britain , with the specialist suggesting it could herald a 'very bad' winter. Prof Adam Finn, Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Bristol , provided an update on the approaching flu season, which he noted has started earlier than usual.

He explained: "This is worrying because it suggests that the strain or strains in circulation are finding it easier than usual to spread about and so are doing so before the colder weather conditions that usually signal and drive the onset of the season.

"An important possible explanation for this could be that there is less immunity than usual in the population controlling the sp

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