All specialists are worried about vaccine fatigue. The vaccination campaign is stagnating and the French are hesitant to be vaccinated against Covid and the flu. However, the flu is progressing in France, mainly affecting vulnerable people.
People at risk are those over 65because with age, the immune system weakens, increasing the risk of severe flu and respiratory distress. Imagine running to catch a bus, arriving out of breath, breathing with difficulty… This is what a person feels when respiratory distress. You can't catch your breath, you're literally suffocating.
Who else should get vaccinated? People with chronic illnesses, such as hypertension, diabetes, kidney failure, asthma, as well as obese people and pregnant womenare also at risk of severe forms of influenza.
Is the vaccine really effective?
The vaccine does not guarantee 100% against catching the flubecause the virus mutates every year and the vaccine is made before the flu circulates. However, it reduces the intensity and duration of symptoms, and above all, reduces the risk of serious forms requiring hospitalization.
Advice for those under 65 or those without chronic illness
The flu can hit hard: a week of fever at 40°C, widespread pain, unbearable headaches, leaving you bedridden. Impossible to work or enjoy the end of year holidays. Vaccination takes 10 to 15 days to be fully effectiveso now is the ideal time to get vaccinated and avoid spoiling the festivities.
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