The monsoon season and humid mud are continuing to create conditions for respiratory pathogens to develop.
In Hai Duong, since the beginning of February, the number of people vaccinated against influenza has increased 5 times compared to before.Notably, people who get vaccinated are mainly the elderly and children, those with weak resistance, susceptible to underlying diseases and seasonal flu.
According to the Center for Disease Control of Hai Duong province, the whole province currently has 63 service vaccination points.
In the first 2 months of this year, the number of vaccinated doses was 18,821, nearly double compared to the same period last year.
The fact that many private service vaccination rooms in Hai Duong province meet the requirements for vaccine technology and quality contributes significantly to creating community immunity.Raising awareness and awareness of disease prevention helps control infectious diseases better.
According to the Ministry of Health, the current influenza virus strain is not unusual, however, the weather in winter and spring, high humidity are conditions for influenza virus and many infectious diseases to develop.
To effectively prevent the flu, the World Health Organization and Associations for Respiratory and Cardiovascular Diseases recommend that the elderly, people with weak immune systems, people with underlying diseases, chronic diseases, cancer, pregnant women, and children under 5 years old should proactively get vaccinated against the flu every year.
