“Causes a large number of deaths”

With the arrival of cold weather and rain, and now with the change of time, we tend to spend more time at home or in closed places. In addition, children have been in classrooms for almost two months now, which is a source of infection with various viruses. That’s why, This is a favorable period for the circulation of respiratory viruses..

A vaccination campaign against influenza and Covid-19 is currently underway in Navarre. Almost 31,000 doses (30,937) of flu and 22,660 doses of Covid-19 have already been administered in the first week. Reluctance to vaccinate against Covid-19 continues to grow.although, according to pediatrician and member of the Spanish Association of Vaccinologists Isabel Martin, these are unfounded fearsWith.

Not in vain Last year, flu and covid vaccinations prevented 500 hospitalizations in Navarre. And vaccination is the key to fighting respiratory viruses. So says Isabel Martin Montaner, physician and member of the Association of Vaccinologists. “Vaccination is a key tool in the fight against these viral respiratory infections that do not have any specific treatment. These viral infections have no specific treatment, only symptomatic treatment, and our only tool to avoid complications and mortality is vaccines.”

Obviously, as the doctor explained, the vaccine does not prevent the spread of influenza or Covid-19. This means that when infected, the symptoms are minor, as are the complications and severity of the infection.. Moreover, even if you have been vaccinated against flu or Covid, this does not mean that you can catch a cold, because there are many other respiratory viruses. At the moment, the impact of viruses is not very great, but Martin Montaner remembers that the flu can be very severe. “Things can get very complicated. “We were very scared of Covid and we are still not scared of flu, which causes a lot of deaths every year.”

In fact, Isabel Martin points out that Vaccination target was not met last year. “Influenza vaccination coverage last year did not reach the targets proposed for the campaign.” For this reason, Isabelle Martin called for as many people as possible to be vaccinated. I can make them all fall and even winter. “The campaign ends in November, but you can continue to vaccinate because there is always a second wave of flu.” This second wave usually appears after kids return to school after Christmas. This second wave usually peaks in February..