Seasonal flu kills 60,000 a year in Europe and European citizens must not oppose its vaccine, said Wednesday February 26 in Rome an official of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Europe.
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| WHO Director for Europe Hans Kluge at a press conference on February 26 in Rome. Photo: AFP / VNA / CVN |
“Let’s not forget that we have around 60,000 seasonal flu deaths every year in Europe, when it demands a vaccine“said WHO Director for Europe Hans Kluge at a press conference in Rome.
“So I would encourage people to get vaccinated“, he added, criticizing”the vaccine-skeptical movement“which developed in Europe.”We have very powerful tools: use these powerful tools to protect your health!“, he insisted.
Speaking from the Italian Ministry of Health, after a meeting devoted to the coronavirus epidemic, he noted that the victims recorded in Italy were all elderly “over 65 years of age, with low immunity“, people who are therefore also”vulnerable to seasonal flu“.
A twelfth death linked to the epidemic of new coronavirus occurred in Italy, where the assessment is now established with 374 cases and 12 deaths, announced Wednesday, February 26, Civil Protection.
VNA / CVN
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