This is an article published in BBC Website on November 4, 2022, reporting the worrisome situation of the coming flu season this year. People may have been tired of listening to the warnings, or any kind of news reports on pandemic disease, we, acting upon the concern of our health as an individual, are better to overcome the weariness of taking action to protect our health, the public health. Therefore, the notes have been taken from the article, so to be shared in order to raise our awareness.
- US influenza hospital admissions have hit the highest rate in a decade as vaccinations sag. The season’s severity has not been matched at this point in the year since H1N1 swine flu pandemic hit the US in 2009.
- Five million fewer influenza jabs this year compared with the same time last year.
- Flu season in the US typically peaks in December and January . But this year flu season has surged early and rapidly.
- Health experts are worried a so-called tripledemic of flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and coronavirus could swamp hospital this winter.
Tripledemic : The early arrival of flu season is coincided with COVID and compounded with RSV
RSV: Respiratory syncytial virus infection, a cold-like infection, recently has surged in US. This infection claims more than 14,000 lives each year. So far there is no protecting vaccine available. The drug manufacturer, Pfizer is developing one currently in clinical trial phase 3. On November 1, 2022, just days ago, the company reported the vaccine in development has high efficacy of protection.
Bottom Line: Now this is the time to get flu shot. It takes proximately two months after vaccination for the maximum protection.
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