Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, a world-class healthcare facility affiliated with Mubadala Investment Company, has confirmed that every person should receive the flu vaccine except children under 6 months of age, noting that the influenza virus is a highly contagious virus with symptoms such as fever Fatigue, joint pain and headaches can last for between 3 days and two weeks.
The hospital confirmed that the influenza vaccine protects the body from 3-4 strains of viruses are expected to cause the most severe diseases each year, and helps the vaccine to avoid staying in bed for 2-4 days because of malaise and take two weeks to recover from influenza, and helps to prevent serious influenza complications Such as pneumonia, bronchitis, otitis or sinusitis, as well as protects the most vulnerable people (seriously ill, people over 65 years of age and younger than 6 years, pregnant women) and people at risk of influenza (such as those with For asthma, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, liver, or neurological disorders).
The hospital explained that the importance of receiving the vaccine as soon as possible is due to the possibility of passing the influenza virus within two meters with coughing or sneezing, and the risk of infection with influenza from another person persists until two weeks after receiving the vaccine, in addition to the flu infection can spread Easily, a person becomes infectious one to four days before flu symptoms develop.
The Abu Dhabi Department of Health, the regulator of the emirate's healthcare sector, provides seasonal influenza vaccine free of charge to all residents of the emirate at its health centers across the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.