Watch out for signs of influenza epidemic National Institute of Infectious Diseases October 2, 19:26
For influenza, which is feared to be a simultaneous epidemic with the new coronavirus, data on the infection status for the week up to 27th last month was released.
There are no signs of an epidemic, but the National Institute of Infectious Diseases is calling for early vaccination, keeping in mind the upcoming epidemic.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the total number of influenza patients reported by about 5,000 medical institutions nationwide in the week leading up to 27th last month was seven.
Influenza is said to enter the "national epidemic season" when the number of patients per week per medical institution exceeds one in the whole country, but at this point it is far below 0.0014.
According to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, the nationwide epidemic of influenza usually begins from November to December, and the time varies from year to year.
Tomimasa Sunagawa, director of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, who is conducting the analysis, said, "There are no signs of an epidemic yet, but there is a possibility that it will increase rapidly in the future, so caution is required. Prepare for the epidemic early. I want you to get the vaccine. "