The flu shot is usually given towards the end of the year. People’s mentality is set to change following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yes, don’t forget the flu. This virus should arrive soon, within a few months. The problem is that the symptoms of this virus are similar to those of COVID-19. The Haute Autorité de Santé affirms that the vaccination campaign for the 2020 seasonal flu will be carried out around mid-October.
“In the current state of knowledge, the HAS considers that the vaccination campaign against seasonal influenza in France must be carried out according to the recommendations of the 2020 vaccination calendar, keeping the same launch date of the campaign, ie mid-October for metropolitan France and the overseas departments-regions of the Americas (Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyana) and as soon as the vaccines are available in Mayotte, ideally in September. “
In this press release, the HAS specifies that when a patient who wishes to be vaccinated is contracted the virus, that he sees it postponed for fourteen days. In addition to that, this press release gives a little reminder to doctors on the importance of barrier gestures. This campaign would likely burden the case of the pandemic worsening in the weeks or less to come. The fragile people as well as the doctors, surgeons, nurses or even nursing assistants are vaccinated as a priority.
Strong growth in manufacturing
The manufacturers of the seasonal influenza vaccine have already started the process of manufacturing the influenza vaccine. For them, the 2020/2021 season will be unprecedented and unforgettable. It is for this reason that manufacturers have taken a much broader view. In France, the manufacturer Sanofi has manufactured more than 80 million vaccines for the 2020 season against 70 million last year. However, in America the number of vaccines manufactured is 198 million doses against 175 million in 2019, i.e. 11% more.
In France, the seasonal flu has killed more than 8,100 people. Globally, there have been a total of 650,000 deaths from influenza. Compared to COVID-19, more than 770,000 people have died worldwide. In France the number rises to more than 30,000. In the United States, the number of deaths climbs to more than 170,000!
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