the flu is coming Emphasize risk groups to speed up vaccination – Post Today Health

the flu is coming Emphasize risk groups to speed up vaccination

Date 23 Feb 2022 time 08:16

Doctors warn the flu is coming Emphasize risk groups to speed up flu vaccination, reduce Flurona risk and reduce mortality from COVID-19 by up to 10%

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 As a result, the world has announced measures to prevent Covid-19. Reduces all respiratory-related diseases, including influenza, RSV viral disease in young children. Due to wearing masks and keeping distance between 2020 and 2021, the global flu epidemic has decreased by 70-80 times. Influenza will come back.

Assoc. Prof. (Special) Dr. Tawee Chotiphitayasunont President of the Foundation for the Promotion of Influenza Education And the president of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Association of Thailand revealed that “What is worrisome is that in the past 3-4 months Several countries have begun to show signs of influenza epidemic, including the United States, Europe, South Africa, China and India due to the easing of COVID-19 prevention measures. More countries are opening up more grouping In addition, people began to have less discipline. while in Europe like Denmark Has issued an announcement canceling almost all anti-COVID measures. no quarantine no mask by various factors resulting in the onset of the influenza epidemic phenomenon which is not strange Because it is well known that influenza is still present in every country around the world. especially in the western hemisphere such as the United States, Europe and South Africa. Therefore began to report the number of influenza patients increasing. Plus, being in the winter is cold, so the germs can spread more and live longer.”

And in early January 2022, Israel detected a pregnant woman who contracted the flu and COVID-19. At the same time known as ‘Flurona’ (Flurona) also found that people with common infections spread more and more steadily. especially the United States because it is winter Medically speaking, co-infection is a possibility. and will likely cause more severe symptoms risk of hospitalization And there is a higher risk of death, especially in the elderly or those with underlying medical conditions. Moreover, the symptoms of influenza and COVID-19 They are very similar. The doctor must ask the history to isolate the disease. and if you want to know the results clearly, you need to test for covid-19 and influenza in the laboratory by RT-PCR method, which is an international standard method.

Assoc. Prof. (Special) Dr. Tawee Chotiphitayasunont Discuss ways to reduce the risk of co-occurring flu (Flurona), suggesting that parents should bring their children to get the flu vaccine. and suggesting that people can be prevented by vaccinating both influenza and the COVID-19 vaccine Let the body build immunity as a shield against both diseases, especially in the fragile or at-risk groups of both diseases, namely small children. Elderly group 65 years and over, people with congenital disease, liver disease, kidney disease, heart disease, lung disease and pregnant women.

This is to reduce anxiety about symptoms similar to COVID-19. Omicron species and reduce the risk of co-infection with influenza and COVID-19 (Flurona). In addition, many foreign research studies In both the United States and Brazil, influenza vaccination can reduce the death rate from COVID-19 infections by up to 10 percent, believed to be caused by influenza vaccine. The body’s immune system is not specific to any infection. as well as working

for Thai medical There are still concerns about the spread of COVID-19. original omicron and omicron subspecies BA.2, especially in May 2022, which is entering the rainy season. It is a period of influenza epidemic in various tropical countries. Importantly, it also coincides with the school’s opening semester. may have students including the general public There is a chance of contracting both influenza and covid-19 together due to the pre-covid-19 influenza situation. in the first wave The Department of Disease Control reported that during January 1, 2019 – January 7, 2020, there were 390,773 influenza cases across the country and 27 deaths. Most of the patients were in the 0-4 year old group, followed by children. Age 5-9 years, while Thailand has no vaccination measures for COVID-19 For children under 5 years of age, influenza is easier to control. And effective protection from influenza vaccines that have been approved worldwide and have been used for 80 years, can protect at any age. Starting at the age of 6 months and older

In addition, the medical team that has been working on the training of emerging infectious diseases to medical personnel for many years found that medical personnel who vaccinated influenza in many provinces across the country Approximately thousands of people before the year of the COVID-19 outbreak. It was found that the overall picture of healthcare workers giving importance to influenza vaccination was as high as 90%, with questionnaires responding compared to years without influenza vaccination. that the year the influenza vaccine was received having an illness with influenza common flu including other respiratory diseases, with 70 per cent saying they felt better. Sick less, 20% felt indifferent, and 10% said they felt slightly worse. Overall, the flu vaccine was thought to be of satisfactory effectiveness among healthcare professionals who received influenza vaccine several years ago.

The flu vaccination should be given annually and most recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and in many other countries, including the National Health Security Office (NHSO). has announced guidelines for annual flu vaccination that it can be injected together with the COVID-19 vaccine in one day If someone is in a high-risk group and hasn’t received the flu vaccine since last year. Please get vaccinated as soon as possible. for the 2022 season flu vaccine, also known as The ‘Southern Hemisphere Influenza 2022 Vaccine’ will have both 3-strain and 4-strain types, which people can get the 4-strain influenza vaccine at

General private hospital which will be available from the end of March until the end of 2022, while the government’s 3-strain influenza vaccine Expected to start around May Get free injections at public health services or hospitals in the gold card system (nationwide). Interested parties can visit the website of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Association of Thailand. https://www.pidst.or.th/