The alert level for respiratory infections has been raised to code orange since Thursday, January 9. Covid remains in the yellow phase and currently has little impact on the health system.
We share with you recommendations from the FPS Public Health and Aviq:
« Particular attention is paid to compliance with basic recommendations (editor’s note: hand hygiene, ventilation, single-use handkerchiefs, etc.) and the wearing of masks for symptomatic people and vulnerable people in busy places and during contact with people. healthcare professionals. »
« If you are vulnerable, caring for a vulnerable person, are pregnant or planning to become pregnant, or work in the healthcare sector, we hope you have already been vaccinated. Otherwise, consult your doctor or pharmacist to do so as soon as possible.. »
« The influenza virus circulated early this season and the epidemiological threshold was crossed in December. This outbreak usually lasts six to eight weeks. (…) You have to wait two weeks before the flu vaccine has a protective effect (…).
Without psychosis, take precautions, particularly if you are going to visit an elderly relative at home or in a nursing home or are a person known to be vulnerable.
You are vulnerable if:
– you are over 65 years old
– you have chronic lung, heart, liver or kidney disease, metabolic diseases (including diabetes), or neuromuscular diseases;
– you have an immune disorder;
– you are pregnant.
Infants are also vulnerable. »
As in ordinary times, in the event of infection, it is preferable to go to the attending physician in the first instance before being sent to the emergency room.
Below are the official communications from the FPS Public Health (9.1.2025) and Aviq (10/.1.2025). They obviously overlap.
