As the eighth wave of Covid-19 begins to emerge, the fall is also likely to see the flu return.
A situation that worries immunology professor Alain Fischer, who wants to alert the population to a risk of a double epidemic.
In an interview with
Parisian
this Wednesday, he expresses his fears about a virulent return of seasonal flu.
According to him, after two years of barrier gestures, wearing a mask and vaccination against the coronavirus, the French are "fed up" with health constraints.
But a relaxation would be dangerous for everyone.
Do not necessarily wait for the double injection
"The danger [of the flu] is not well perceived", regrets the former president of the Council for the orientation of the vaccine strategy.
“But the reality of the risks forces us to try vigorously to convince the elderly, frail, and pregnant women to get vaccinated.
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According to him, the High Authority for Health should not encourage the population to be vaccinated on the same day against influenza and Covid-19, at the risk of wasting time.
Indeed, only 40% of eligible people have received the fourth dose of the vaccine against Covid-19, in particular because some are watching for the release of the bivalent vaccine (which also targets the Omicron variant).
"I think we shouldn't wait, especially if we are in the so-called fragile public", he believes.
“We are not immune to the emergence of a new, more virulent variant.
However, a Covid-flu cohabitation is nothing to be happy about.
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