The flu is of type A, which means the most common variety that usually returns every year.
Robin Razmi is an assistant infection control doctor in the Gävleborg Region, and says that the pandemic of recent years has contributed to a changed flu season.
- There is more activity now than usual, but no major activity.
The curve can have a peak around January, February and then give in and be down to zero at the spring edge, says Robin Razmi.
Young adults most affected
The flu is spreading rapidly, especially among young people aged 20-30.
As a precautionary measure, the municipality of Hudiksvall therefore wants both visitors and staff in health and care to continue to have mouth guards or visors in the near future in close contact with others.
Infection control doctor Robin Razmi is not as worried.
- There is no reason to be worried.
This flu is not more contagious than usual - it just strikes a slightly different time compared to how it has looked before, he says.
Influenza and covid-19 are not the same thing
Although the flu virus and the covid-19 virus are two different viruses, both the municipality's responsible nurse Karin Wedin Papaztcheva and the infection control doctor Robin Razmi say that it is still important to stay at home if you have any symptoms.
- You can still definitely become seriously ill, even if the risk has decreased, says Robin Razmi.