The world’s first norovirus vaccine is set to be trialled by the NHS in a bid to ease the strain on already stretched hospitals.
The vomiting bug has traditionally placed a heavy burden on the NHS, with the new breakthrough vaccine hoping to prevent thousands of hospital admissions this coming winter.Norovirus - also known as the winter vomiting bug - is a highly contagious virus that thrives in winter, causing vomiting and diarrhoea that lasts for days.On average, the virus infects around four million people in the UK, leaving around 12,000 people in hospital and causing around 80 deaths every year.
Read more: 'No plans' to fine patients for missing NHS appointments minister insists - as Streeting tables plans to curbs no-showsRead more: NHS Change suggestions portal hijacked by online pranksters moments after going liveHealth secretary Wes Streeting said: “Norovirus is highly infectious and puts the NHS under huge strain every winter, costing taxpayers around £100 million a year.
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