It is difficult to say at present whether there is a connection between the reduced search pressure and the fact that autumn colds have not infected as much this year - or whether it is the case that patients do not seek care for milder cold symptoms.
- If you look at the patients in the Stockholm region who sought care for various autumn colds, it is significantly fewer compared to previous years.
Then it is difficult to say whether autumn colds have decreased or increased.
The only thing we see is that fewer people seek care this year, says Elda Sparrelid, chief physician in the Stockholm Region.