[사회]Preventive Administration of Antiviral Medications to Suspected Influenza Patients … Preparing for the Simultaneous Epidemic of Influenza and Corona 19

[앵커]

The government has decided to strengthen countermeasures to prevent the ‘twin’ situation in which Corona 19 and the flu are simultaneously an epidemic.

It was decided to preventively administer antiviral drugs such as Tamiflu to patients with suspected flu symptoms.

This is Lee Yeo-jin.

[기자]

The government has stepped up measures to prevent the ‘Twin Demic’, where the flu, which has symptoms similar to Corona 19, is simultaneously prevalent.

The government believes that the possibility of a large-scale flu pandemic this year is small, but if a patient with a fever visits the hospital, it is difficult to discriminate in front-line medical institutions and there are concerns that the burden on the system doctor may increase.

[김강립 / 중앙재난안전대책본부 총괄대변인 : 거리 두기가 다시 느슨해지는 경우 인플루엔자 유행 가능성을 배제할 수 없고, 발열 환자가 밀집하는 의료기관이 코로나19 확산의 매개 장소가 될 가능성도 큽니다.]

The Headquarters for Security and Disaster Countermeasures decided to preventively administer antiviral drugs to suspected influenza patients without test results.

In addition, from the middle of next month, medical insurance is temporarily applied to high-risk groups such as children, the elderly and immunosuppressed groups, even without a pandemic flu warning.

[김강립 / 중앙재난안전대책본부 총괄대변인 : 11월 중순부터 유행주의보 발령이 없어도 고위험군에 대해서는 한시적으로 건강보험을 적용하고, 향후 인플루엔자 유행 양상에 따라 건강보험 적용 대상자를 추가 확대하는 방안을 검토하겠습니다.]

When insurance applies, the Tamiflu copay is 5,000 won for adults.

Experts believe that it is most effective to treat the flu within 48 hours of symptoms such as fever or muscle pain, and that treatment should be given first even before an accurate diagnosis is made.

[신상엽 / 감염내과 전문의 : 증상 초기에 투여됐을 때 가장 효과가 좋고요, 과거 신종플루 때에도 대규모 환자가 발생했을 때 증상이 나타난 초기에 타미플루를 투여해서 좋은 효과를 봤던 적이 있습니다.]

Along with this, the government decided to introduce a diagnostic tool that allows simultaneous testing for Corona 19 and influenza for November and applying for health insurance.

Quarantine authorities advised that if you have a fever or respiratory symptoms, first make an appointment by phone or app, then wear a mask and visit a hospital.

This is YTN Lee Yeo-jin.

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