It is not a big surprise. Like every year, the flu arrives and settles in four regions. The epidemic has been on the rise for 10 days in Île-de-France, Occitanie. The Pays de la Loire are also affected just like the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Thanks to prevention campaigns, immunization coverage has increased and yet more and more people are feeling this immense tiredness with fever and stuffy nose. Two indicators are not misleading. The number of consultations for influenza-like illness recorded by SOS doctors is increasing as well as the number of emergency visits: nearly 1,800 compared to 1,200 the previous week.
Hospitalization also increasing with the 47 serious cases reported since early November. The average age of these patients is 54 years. The majority of them had risk factors and were not vaccinated.
To protect yourself and those around you, know that there is still time to get vaccinated, especially if you are over 65, if you suffer from a chronic disease, if you have severe obesity or if you are waiting a baby. But you really shouldn’t delay. After the injection, 15 days for the body to develop antibodies that will neutralize the virus.
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