The head of the Health Preventive Affairs Department reveals the importance of the seasonal influenza vaccine

Dr. Mohamed Abdel Fattah, head of the Central Administration for Preventive Affairs at the Ministry of Health, stressed the importance of the seasonal influenza vaccine, stressing that in light of the spread of the Corona virus its importance increased, and he explained during a phone call to the “Evening DMC” program, with the media, Rami Radwan, that most respiratory diseases in Winter season comes from influenza, stressing that influenza reduces immunity in the body and allows any virus to enter the body, and there is a great overlap in influenza symptoms that are similar to the symptoms of Corona, influenza must be excluded after vaccination and immunization against it to counter the Corona virus.

He indicated the slides that get the vaccine, those who are exposed to crowds and those who face the burden of respiratory diseases from doctors, pregnant women and those suffering from respiratory diseases, explaining that children under 6 months of age should be excluded, as well as those who tried taking the vaccine and became hypersensitive to it, and those who suffer from egg allergy and Suffer from quadriplegic syndrome.

He mentioned that the influenza vaccine is a triple one that includes two types of influenza, and this year is a quadrant that includes all influenza viruses that have influenza waves, pointing out that the vaccine is available through “Vaccine and Vaccine” and its price is less than 200 pounds, and 2.5 million doses were provided, as well. The Ministry of Health provides it to citizens through health offices and the service fee is 50 pounds, and it is provided from all health offices and vaccination centers.

He stated that the most appropriate time to obtain the vaccine is before the onset of winter, noting that whoever is currently receiving it will have immunity after two weeks.

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