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A man at an office desk coughs into the crook of his elbow, a folded tissue in his other hand.

'American Covid' Isn't New, and So Far Its Autumn Is Smaller Than 2025's

The headline figures are real UKHSA numbers, but read against last autumn and their own definitions they tell a calmer story. What they count, how to read them, and who should book a jab.

Health  · 18 Oct 2026, 12:41  · Sara Lindqvist
Illustrative photo of a person with a lingering cough, a common early symptom of walking pneumonia.

Why Walking Pneumonia Surges Every Three to Seven Years

Walking pneumonia isn't a seasonal illness like the flu. CDC data show it moves in multi-year waves driven by fading population immunity — and the latest one hasn't fully cleared.

Health  · 6 Sep 2026, 12:30  · Sara Lindqvist