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Just over a month after the flu epidemic was released last month, patients nearly tripled. In particular, many elementary, middle, and high school students in the group were ill with the flu. Health authorities recommended that they be vaccinated by the end of the year to prevent the spread.

This is reporter Kim Hyung-rae.

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The Centers for Disease Control says a sharp increase in patients with suspected flu symptoms, including high fever and coughing.

A pandemic report was issued last month, with seven suspected flu cases out of 1,000 patients, and more than tripled, with the number of patients counting to 19.5 in just over a month.

Influenza is particularly common among students in group life, with children aged 7 to 12 getting 59.5 flu per thousand people.

Vaccination is important to prevent the spread of the flu.

One in four children under the age of 12 have not yet been vaccinated, and pregnant women are also at increased risk of developing complications such as pneumonia if they get the flu, but only 30% of the doses.

Health authorities ask pregnant women and children to be vaccinated within the year, and in kindergarten or school, students who have the flu to stop transmission are allowed to rest for another day until their body recovers, even if their temperature returns to normal. I did.