The Covid-19 pandemic should not overshadow the seasonal flu. The authorities recommend that people at risk and their relatives get vaccinated. On November 25, vaccination day, no appointment will be necessary.
Those interested will be able to be vaccinated that day spontaneously at the recommended fixed price of 30 francs, all inclusive, wrote Thursday in a press release the Federal Office of Public Health (OFSP), co-organizer of the event with the College of primary care medicine. It is obviously possible to be vaccinated now and following November 25, but by appointment, with a doctor or at a pharmacy.
The best time to get vaccinated begins in mid-October and lasts until the start of the flu wave, the Federal Office of Public Health (OFSP) wrote in a press release on Thursday. Vaccination once morest influenza can take place at the same time as, before or following vaccination once morest Covid-19, specifies the FOPH.
The flu is not a trivial disease, underlines the office. In many cases, it causes complications requiring hospitalization and sometimes leads to death.
Thus the vaccine is recommended for people, from the age of 6 months, who suffer from a chronic disease, such as a respiratory or cardiac condition, for pregnant women, for children born prematurely and for people aged 65 and over. Their relatives, in particular those living under the same roof, as well as medical personnel are also targeted.
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