Very quick update on Covid in England
Covid wave has possibly peaked and flu looks like it's starting early
Just a quick update using the the latest hospitalisation data from UKHSA (up to 6 October 2025).
Tentative signs that the latest Covid wave might have peaked (we saw a slight drop in the most recent week), but Flu hospitalisations are higher than they were at this time last year and in 2023, suggesting an early start to the Flu season. Wastewater monitoring in Scotland for Covid (which doesn’t rely on people on testing) also shows a slight decline in most recent week (although Soctland has not seen the sharp peak that we have seen in hospitalisations in England, either in its hospitalisation or wasterwater).
Note that this doesn’t mean Covid has gone away - there is still lots of around. If you can get vaccinated for both or either, I’d definitely do it!
Thank you so much for the update. Good news Covid may have peaked but what we don’t know is what further waves there might be. It would seem that we could have a difficult time with flu and other viruses this winter on top of any future Covid waves. I’ve had both jabs as an over 75 but such a pity such a relatively small number of the public are eligible. Very short-sighted I think!!
My Tesco (big one) pharmacy has started offering private covid jabs for £80, this is in Littlehampton but hopefully it’s national