NHS chiefs urge public to help battle winter bugs

NHS chiefs urge public to help battle winter bugs

Taking antibiotics ‘will not make a difference against many of the winter bugs now in circulation’.

NHS urges public to help combat antimicrobial resistance this winter

Taking antibiotics will not make a difference against many of the winter bugs now in circulation. That’s the message from clinical leaders in Humber and North Yorkshire. They say antibiotics are only effective against bacterial infections – and they have no impact against viral infections like flu and other viruses which trigger common colds. As winter approaches and seasonal bugs begin to circulate, the NHS in Humber and North Yorkshire is urgi…