The current triple epidemic places the healthcare system under great strain. The Regional Health Agency of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté recalls the messages of vigilance.
The virulence of the Covid-19 epidemic is decreasing once more this week in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, with an incidence rate in the general population falling in all the departments of the region. This is also the case for the bronchiolitis epidemic, which nevertheless remains at a high level. The flu continues to progress exponentially on the regional territory.
Be vigilant during the holiday season
During this holiday season, the ARS Bourgogne-Franche-Comté asks everyone not to relax the application of individual and collective protective measures and calls once once more for the responsibility and vigilance of all. , including within the friendly circle. Respect for barrier gestures counts to avoid a new epidemic rebound. Flu, Covid, bronchiolitis: faced with winter viruses, we know that simple daily actions have proven themselves and are real shields to protect us. It is important to keep good habits: wash your hands regularly, remember to air the spaces several times a day, wear a mask in case of promiscuity…
Vaccination still highly recommended
Another protection lever: vaccination once morest Covid and influenza is always open to the inhabitants of the region. Regarding the anti-Covid vaccination, it is open to all and is very strongly recommended for the most fragile: people over 60, residents of nursing homes, immunocompromised people or people suffering from comorbidities, pregnant women , professionals in the health and medico-social sectors, people living in the environment or in regular contact with vulnerable people. As for the flu vaccination, it is now open to all French people.
Since March 2020, the Covid has caused 7,175 deaths in health establishments in the region; 2,549 in medico-social establishments.
As of December 30, 2022, for the main reason Covid, 46 people are hospitalized (compared to 35 last week) and 2 in intensive care for (compared to 0 last week) in the Territoire-de-Belfort, according to ARS Bourgogne-Franche-Comté .
(source communicated)