America recommends a Covid dose to the elderly, and influenza is declining in Germany. In Germany, data showed that the severity of the wave of influenza and other respiratory diseases has begun to decline as spring approaches.
Most deaths and hospitalizations due to Covid-19 last year were among people aged 65 and over. About 2,300 cases of infection were recorded last week, and 324,000 cases since last October. The Robert Koch Institute, which monitors infections and public health in Germany, said that 5.3 million cases of acute respiratory illness were recorded.