BBC News | Spike in deaths 'due to dementia and flu' BBC News "Respiratory diseases, such as flu, were also mentioned in a third of deaths from dementia and Alzheimer's last year." Prof John Newton of Public Health England added: "A range of factors can push up the number of deaths in older people in a particular ... Flu jab blunder fuelled biggest spike in deaths since 1960s Flu behind surge in deaths as life expectancy down |