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It will be a virus (actually three), quite different from those that circulated last year and therefore capable of developing a medium severity flu epidemic with approximately 6/8 million Italians affected.
The flu that is coming, and that has already had a first response, even if it is the only one, in Parma, should be precisely the one on which the vaccines were made and that has already hit Australia with incredibly smooth effects thanks to the measures of distancing and protection with masks introduced by the government.
the Dr. Pregliasco, virologist, This is how the upcoming influenza virus invasion was presented during a press conference commissioned by the Lombardy Region to clarify the vaccination campaign that It will begin on October 19 to continue until the end of November.
BANDS AT RISK
The administration will be free for risk groups: Frail patients and pregnant women will be summoned first.. A November, it will be the turn of the over 65 years and follow health workers and children up to the sixth year, will eventually be promoted too among healthy people over 60 years old.
In particular, for 2-6 year olds who frequent crowded places like preschools and have a harder time keeping distance between them, a live attenuated quadrivalent aerosol vaccine: a safe, effective and much simpler vaccine to administer.
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WHERE TO GET THE VACCINATION
• dai General practitioners, which in the territory of Ats Insubria have joined 100%
• in the ASST vaccination centers;
• in dedicated places, identified by the ASST also with the collaboration of the Municipalities.
Despite the accusations made by various parties, the General Director of the Trivelli Welfare Department assured that this year, the Lombardy Region You have purchased a sufficient number of doses for the entire stated purpose: is about 3,874,744 people which, however, do not adhere in all cases for which An effective audience of 2,768,376 titled parties is estimated. (last year a coverage of 49% was achieved).
The remaining part will be offered as a copayment to those who request it but only after having exhausted all who are entitled. The doses will be offered, again under a co-payment scheme, to the affiliated health sector for their health workers and support will also be provided to pharmacy that will have to attend to those who do not fit into the protected groups but want to undergo the vaccine.
HOW MANY VACCINES HAVE BEEN PURCHASED
Purchased vaccines there are 2,884,000 doses of which
1,024 doses for children up to 6 months;
800,000 inactivated quadrivalent vaccines for people over 65 years old;
200,000 inactivated trivalent doses with adjuvant for those over 65;
200,000 inactivated tetravalent doses produced in cell cultures for 9-year-olds;
168,000 doses of inactivated tetravalent in high doses for the most fragile over 65 years and
492,000 doses of live attenuated spray vaccine for the population aged 2 to 18 years.
The flu and parainfluenza syndrome
A distinction must be made between influenza – caused by influenza virus, for which there is a vaccine – and parainfluenza syndromes, caused by parainfluenza viruses for which there is no vaccine. The flu is a respiratory illness. which can manifest itself in forms of different severity. The typical symptoms of the flu are mainly the sudden appearance of fever, even high, cough, and muscle aches. Other common symptoms are: headache, chills, loss of appetite, fatigue, and sore throat. They can also occur nausea, vomiting and diarrhea especially in children.
Most people heals in 7/10 days, but some more fragile subjects are more at risk of complications.
The flu is spread mainly through droplets of saliva. It is spread through coughing or sneezing and can also be transmitted through direct or indirect contact with contaminated respiratory secretions. The incubation period for seasonal flu is usually two days., but it can range from one to four days. Adults can spread the flu to other people, from one day before symptoms start to about five days after they start. Children and people with weakened immune systems are more likely to be infected.
Parainfluenza syndromes, on the other hand, are very common infectious diseases that manifest with diseases of various types and different severity.. The most common forms of parainfluenza are respiratory and gastrointestinal. Parainfluenza virus infections that affect the upper respiratory tract cause flu-like symptoms, such as sore throat, dry cough, runny nose (runny nose), chills, fever, and general malaise. When parainfluenza syndromes affect the gastrointestinal tract, however, the initial manifestations generally include pharyngitis, low-grade fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Currently, there is no vaccine available to prevent infection with the parainfluenza virus. It should be noted that parainfluenza syndromes can also develop in patients who have received the influenza vaccine.
The flu is caused by a virus other than parainfluenza and, temporarily, they can circulate simultaneously.
ANTINEUMOCOCCAL VACCINATION
In addition to vaccines against influenza, against pneumococcus, responsible for the‘onset of pneumonia, different from that triggered by Sar CoV 2 but whose initial symptoms could create confusion.
Pneumococcus (Streptococcus pneumoniae) is a bacterium that most frequently affects immunosuppressed and elderly people, to a lesser extent children under 5 years of age, and is more common during the winter months. It is the cause of invasive, even serious diseases, including pneumonia.
Also for this year the active and free offer to subjects of 65 years (born in 1955) of the pneumococcal vaccine as in adults is confirmed provides two doses: a first dose of conjugate vaccine and a second dose of polysaccharide vaccine after at least 2 months, being careful not to reverse the order of the two shots. It is also strongly recommended and is always free for chronic patients of all ages who are not yet vaccinated, particularly Community Guests (RSA).
Pneumococcal vaccination
Person-to-person transmission of the influenza virus can occur by air., through the saliva droplets of those who cough or sneeze, but also through contact with hands contaminated by respiratory secretions. That is why good hand hygiene is very important to limit the spread and therefore the ECDC (European Center for Disease Prevention and Control) recommends compliance with the following measures:
• Wash your hands regularly and dry them properly. Hands should be washed thoroughly with soap and water, for at least 40-60 seconds each time, especially after coughing or sneezing, and finally drying. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers reduce the amount of influenza virus on contaminated hands and may represent a valid alternative in the absence of water;
• Cover your mouth and nose when sneezing or coughing, with disposable tissues to properly dispose of and wash your hands afterwards;
• Self-isolation at home in case of febrile respiratory diseases, especially in the initial phase;
• Avoid close contact with sick people, for example. keep a distance of at least one meter from people with flu symptoms and avoid crowded places. When distance cannot be maintained, reduce close contact time with sick people.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
Viruses can spread when a person touches any surface contaminated with viruses and then touches their eyes, nose, or mouth.
Surgical masks worn by people with flu symptoms can reduce infections between close contacts.
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