Influenza a Covid, what happens in the fall? The very low incidence of influenza recorded last year “must not mislead us. We have had very few cases of respiratory diseases, colds and respiratory problems due to bacteria because all the anti-Covid measures were active, from the mask to the washing of the hands, and many social activities and even the school were closed. Here is that, if the circulation of the virus has been reduced, this could be a boomerang in a month “, considering that” a large portion of the population has not had the disease and is discovered. This is why the 2021-2022 flu could have a more impact ».
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The national secretary of the Federation of general practitioners (Fimmg), Silvestro Scotti, highlights this at beraking latest news Salute, taking stock of the launch of the anti-flu campaign and the continuation of the anti-Covid one, also with the novelty of the third dose . “Influenza in fact limits itself between those who are vaccinated and those who get sick – explains Scotti – This year, given the few cases of the past winter, there is a large slice that has no residual antibodies and could be more susceptible to the virus “.
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On the organization of the vaccination campaign anti-flu, the secretary of the Fimmg points out that «the vaccines are delivered to us at the end of September-beginning of October; last year I got them on September 28th. Having the vaccines available with the right timing allows us to be ready in October – he specifies – since these vaccines do not have the problem of conservation as the anti-Covid ones do ».
“At the moment – he remarks – we still have to understand how the vaccination campaign will structure, even if the general line of medicine is about chronic patients and over 60, hoping that most of these are vaccinated against Covid because those who refused I doubt this vaccine will get the flu ».
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