The flu season has just begun, cases are growing and the appeal from health authorities is to prepare for the real peak.
Experts point out that at the moment the flu is a little behind the norm, because there was a very hot October and the real cold is only arriving now. The vaccination campaigns for influenza, Covid and RSV began some time ago but there hasn’t been much participation.
This is why there is a need to combat vaccine hesitancy, as the flu peak will soon be upon us. The numbers disclosed, in fact, begin to give an idea of what awaits us between now and Christmas.
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The appeal was launched by various experts, such as Francesco Vairo, head of the Regional Service for the Epidemiology, Surveillance and Control of Infectious Diseases of the Lazzaro Spallanzani Institute in Rome, as well as Fabrizio Pregliasco, virologist at the University of Milan and medical director of the Galeazzi Institute for Scientific Hospitalization and Care (IRCCS) in Milan.
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The first states that Compared to last year, the flu is a little late but an intensification is expected soon. The second explains that the maximum level of flu cases will probably be reached just before the Christmas holidays.
Pregliasco always remembers that at the moment we have something like 200 thousand cases of flu, or in any case health problems caused by rhinovirus and enterovirus. The proliferation of these viruses derives from temperature changes and, among other things, the symptoms of parainfluenza illnesses last longer than the classic flu. However, it seems that Covid is also a bit late, just like the seasonal flu.
However, there is no need to stay calm, or let our guard down, experts remind us, because all the respiratory diseases mentioned above can cause more serious symptoms in fragile subjects. Here the invitation is, among other things, to get a Covid swab, to understand if the symptoms derive from this virus or from the many others circulating in the period.
Finally, the recommendations to go and get vaccinated continue; the offer of vaccines against Covid, RSV and influenza is wide and there are treatments for children, adults, pregnant women and the elderly, and interested people can contact their GP, pharmacy or local health authority. To “save Christmas”, therefore, it is better to take action before the real flu peak arrives.
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2023-11-11 20:00:14
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