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Dec 4 2024 at 7:24 p.m.
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She's back, several weeks ahead of last year. L'flu epidemic has arrived in Île-de-France, indicates Santé Publique France in its latest weekly bulletin published Wednesday December 4, 2024. The region is still the only one in the country to have reached this stage, but five others, currently at the pre-epidemic stage, should soon to follow.
The epidemic established around Paris
According to data from the Public Health France bulletin which describes the health situation in the country in the 48th week of the year (i.e. from November 25 to December 1), “the positivity rate for influenza was in clear increase in town » and Île-de-France “entered into an epidemic”.
While reminding people to adopt barrier gestures, Santé Pubique France reminds that “the vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself against the flu, particularly severe forms of these diseases. It's not too late! » Coupled with vaccination against Covid-19, the flu vaccination campaign began on October 15, 2024 in France.
It targets “people aged 65 and over; people over 6 months old, suffering from comorbidities with a high risk of severe disease; immunocompromised people; pregnant women; residents in follow-up care establishments or in medico-social establishments whatever their age, as well as people living in the entourage or in regular contact with people who are immunocompromised or vulnerable to serious forms of infection, including health professionals. »
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