The health secretary has warned that soaring numbers of flu infections could "overwhelm" the NHS if a scheduled five-day strike by resident doctors is not called off. Wes Streeting said a "particularly nasty" strain of flu - H3N2 - is currently circulating at a level which is "unprecedented for this time of year". Demand for vaccines is soaring across the UK as the highly-infectious 'super flu' hospitalises people in record numbers, raising concerns over shortages of stock. Read more: https://trib.al/Bem8rGU #Flu #Healthcare #NHS #UK SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales