COVID, Flu and bronchiolitis, we are now talking regarding a triple epidemic. The situation is deteriorating in hospitals, the medical profession calls for caution for these end-of-year celebrations.
Hospitals “close to saturation”
As the end-of-year holidays approach, hospital members are sounding the alarm. Indeed, according to figures reported by Europe 1, “emergency admissions have jumped 93%” in one week and hospitals “are close to saturation”.
And the flu epidemic, which is now spreading throughout the territory, arrived exceptionally early in the season. Sibylle Bernard-Stoecklin, epidemiologist at Public Health France said “According to our historical data, between the moment the flu epidemic starts and the moment it reaches its peak, it takes five weeks. It is to be expected that the upward trend of the flu epidemic will continue at least until the end of the year holidays. »
“I regret to tell you that the situation is getting worse”
Rémi Salomon, president of the Conference of Presidents of the CHU Establishment Medical Commission, declared on TF1 on Saturday December 17 that the situation is ” extremely tense ».
In a long tweet, Rémi Salomon calls on the population to slow down the circulation of viruses: barrier gestures and vaccinations are required for this end of the year.
“It’s been over a week since it was my last tweet on covid, to those who would interpret this as a sign of calm I regret to tell you that the situation is getting worse. The emergency services are completely overwhelmed, we do not know where to hospitalize the patients.
I have the feeling of a gap between what is happening in hospitals and elsewhere. People don’t want to hear regarding this damn pandemic anymore and we can understand them. Unfortunately caregivers are confronted with it every day and in an extremely brutal way.
Many of them are exhausted and some are considering leaving. What will remain of our teams? Who to take care of us when we need it?
However, in the coming days we can slow down the circulation of viruses and avoid being seriously affected.
Not sure it needs repeating…
Don’t forget the flu shot.
And for young children vaccination once morest rotavirus which sometimes gives severe diarrhea (it is now reimbursed). ”
