Influenza and bronchiolitis epidemics show signs of abating

The first week of January 2022 was marked by a “Sharp decrease in monitoring indicators for bronchiolitis in children under 2 years”, according to the weekly bulletin from the French public health agency, published Wednesday January 12, 2022.

The agency is particularly concerned with “End of the epidemic in Ile-de-France” and the “Transition to the post-epidemic phase in Hauts-de-France and Normandy”. The Martinique has passed into an epidemic phase.

Common and very contagious, bronchiolitis causes babies to cough and difficult, fast, wheezing. Most of the time benign, it may however require a visit to the emergency room, or even hospitalization.

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The flu epidemic is stabilizing

For his part, the flu epidemic is also showing encouraging signs.

Thus, indicators of influenza activity in general medicine have stabilized. And if the incidence rate of consultations for flu syndrome per 100,000 inhabitants increases (+ 26% in one week), the number of emergency visits for flu syndrome decreases (-32%).

Tuesday, January 11, the Directorate General of Health (DGS) announced that the flu vaccination campaign, launched in October and due to end at the end of January, was extended until February 28.

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The occurrence of an influenza epidemic concomitantly with the 5th wave of Covid “Could have a major impact on the supply of care, in particular the hospital, and including pediatric intensive care”, recalls the DGS.

“After almost three months of a dynamic campaign thanks to the mobilization of all, nearly 12 million people have been vaccinated once morest the flu”, she continues, adding that he “There is still a large margin of progress to limit the impact of the flu epidemic”.

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