I've seen a couple mention illnesses. Possibly the flu? Mac mentioned antibiotics so probably not in her case as they are no use against a virus and doctors should not prescribe them.

Flu Hospitalisations Jump 40% in Week as They Overtake Covid Admissions for First Time

Flu hospitalisations in England have jumped by more than 40% in a week as they overtake Covid admissions for the first time since the start of the pandemic and the NHS braces for one of the worst outbreaks of the virus in recent years. The Telegraph has the story.

Analysis of NHS data by the Telegraph shows that rates are more than eight times higher than expected at this time of year.

On the current trajectory, admissions next week could pass the peak of the 2017-18 outbreak – one of the worst of the last 20 years – which led to nearly 30,000 deaths.

Flu hospitalisations are so high that they have overtaken Covid admissions for the first time since the start of the pandemic.

Data show that they are now 6.76 per 100,000 people in England, compared with 6.61 per 100,000 for Covid.

The number of flu patients increased from 966 to 1,377 in the past week – substantially above the 22 recorded this time last year...

Dr. Conall Watson, a consultant epidemiologist at the U.K. Health Security Agency (UKHSA), said: "Flu is now circulating widely and we have seen a sharp rise in the rate of hospitalisations for flu this week, particularly among the under-fives and over-85s. Admissions are now at the highest point since the 2017-18 season, and we are expecting case numbers to continue increasing as we move further into winter."

Full story https://dailysceptic.org/2022/12/16/flu-hospitalisations-jump-40-in-week-as-they-overtake-covid-admissions-for-first-time/

Same here, a lot in the village are choked up with the cold (me included) or bedded with the flu. Not a nice December this year at all, if it can go wrong, it probably will.  

We have nasty colds within the family.. headache.. cough.. and sore throats..
Perhaps this is a mild flu .. We all have had our jabs.. I would hope they protect in some way otherwise no point in administering them..

Quote from: Scrumpy on December 17, 2022, 12:45:39 PMWe have nasty colds within the family.. headache.. cough.. and sore throats..
Perhaps this is a mild flu .. We all have had our jabs.. I would hope they protect in some way otherwise no point in administering them..

The flu jab won't stop you getting the flu but it should stop you from becoming anything more than just feeling a bit under the weather.

I don't think anything stops the common cold.

I agree.. Having the jab helps..

I started getting the flu jab when I read the numbers killed by it early on after covid was announced. I hadn't bothered prior to that. I've only had about 3 or 4.

One problem with it is the number of strains that lead to flu. It takes a long time to produce the vaccine version for any given year which means they need to predict what will be circulating months ahead. Some years they get it right but others...

I'll take any prick that is offered..
 I think I had better have a lay down now.. My brain is going off the rails..

Stand back, Phil will be along in a mo after that comment......

I call that deliberate Phil bating.... 

It was definitely 'Phil baiting '..
He and I have a thing going on.. 

It failed. So far.

Too cold for him to 'bite'..

Quote from: Scrumpy on December 17, 2022, 06:09:17 PMIt was definitely 'Phil baiting '..
He and I have a thing going on.. 

You are definitely good at it too as it makes me rise to the occasion.

In fact you're a master baiter. 

Stand by your front doors and salute Gruppenfuhrer Hunt as zer long day of zer lockdown returns!

I bloody hope not.. I think the country is fed up with that lot..
The unions are doing good things for Labour..
 
When the sun shines and we are warm again .. We will forgive anything..