WHY IS IT IMPORTANT THE FLU VACCINE?

In this season the flu vaccine constitutes an important element of protection for persons considered more frail even more given the SARS-COV-2 health emergency.

The flu vaccine constitutes a protection, a simplification of the diagnosis and a better management of the Covid19 suspected cases, moreover it reduces the risk of complications related to the flu, and ensures a lower pressure on the health facilities also in terms of cost

Do Covid19 and flu virus are alike?

The World Health Organization has clarified what may be the similarities and possible differences between Covid19 and flu virus. Both appear with similar characteristics and attack the respiratory tract, and can be transmitted through contact, saliva droplets, sneezes or cough.

Although, if the range of symptoms seems to be similar, the disease impact on persons seems to be different. In this regard, the data – to the present day – concerning Covid19 suggest that the 80% of infections result soft and just the 15% of cases are severe, in flu cases the percentages related to serious and critical infections would be lower.

The Veneto Region is going to start the anti-flu campaign, the first region to get the supply of vaccines in early June 2020 with one million of doses. Also the Italian Health Ministry in the last few weeks reminded that “The aim is to enhance until the 75% the vaccine coverage, especially among the subjects at risk: persons from 60 years to up, children, chronically, immunodepressed, cancer and diabetic patients, and persons affcted by cardiovascular and respiratory diseases”.