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    UK Health and Security: This winter is likely to be at risk of a combination of COVID-19 and flu

    • Last Update: 2022-10-13
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    The British Health Safety Agency recently issued a communiqué saying that the British public may face the dual risk of widespread influenza transmission and a surge in new crown infection this winter, calling on the public to vaccinate two vaccines
    in time.
     
    The communiqué said that international surveillance shows that the influenza A virus subtype H3N2 is currently the most common influenza virus
    in the world.
    It has recently sparked multiple waves of infections in countries in the southern hemisphere, such as Australia, where influenza spreads earlier
    than usual in winter.
    The flu strain was circulating in the UK last winter, but the flu was largely controlled
    as a result of COVID-19 measures implemented at the time.
    At that time, many people avoided double infection by working from home, but this also led to a decrease
    in their natural immunity to the flu virus.
     
    The Health Security Agency also said preliminary data showed that the incidence of COVID-19 had begun to rise before the onset of winter, increasing the threat
    to people's health.
    Citing the results of an early study of the COVID-19 pandemic published in the UK's International Journal of Epidemiology, the agency said that people infected with both the flu and the new crown had higher
    mortality rates compared to people who were infected with only the new crown.
     
    The agency recommends that all eligible people be vaccinated with both COVID-19 booster shots and flu shots
    .
    In addition, the agency advises the public to help stop the spread
    of the respiratory virus by maintaining good hand hygiene, wearing masks in crowded or closed public places, and covering the nose and mouth when coughing and sneezing.
     
    Steve Russell, UK's National Health Service official in charge of vaccination and screening, said: "This winter may be the first time we have seen the impact of the so-called 'double epidemic', that is, the full spread of COVID-19 and the flu, so it is crucial that those most vulnerable to serious diseases from these viruses are vaccinated to protect themselves and those around them
    .
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