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School sick days up 50% during flu season – analysis
Sick days taken from school have increased by 50% during flu season, analysis has found, as health experts call on the Government to increase vaccine rollout. Analysis by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) found the school absence rate due to illness increased from 3% in October to an average of 4.5% during the peak of the 2025/26 flu season. This is a 50% increase in the number of sessions missed from October, the RSPH said, and equates…
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School sick days up 50% during flu season – analysis
Sick days taken from school have increased by 50% during flu season, analysis has found, as health experts call on the Government to increase vaccine rollout. Analysis by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) found the school absence rate due to illness increased from 3% in October to an average of 4.5% during the peak of the 2025/26 flu season. This is a 50% increase in the number of sessions missed from October, the RSPH said, and equates…
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