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We talk a lot about the Covid-19 pandemic, but the flu is well and truly installed in France too. The cases are even increasing sharply, according to the latest indicators published by Public Health France.
The seasonal flu is here, it’s official. It has even made a strong comeback in recent days, according to the latest figures published by Public Health France in its weekly report, published yesterday, Wednesday. In the overseas departments, Guyana is reported this week as still being at the epidemic stage.
The epidemic spreads in mainland France
The flu epidemic has started to rise again in recent days, throughout France, at least for France. This week, five new regions are added to the five that had already passed to the epidemic stage last week. In total, there is therefore Brittany, the Centre-Val de Loire, Normandy, New Aquitaine and the Pays de la Loire, to which are therefore added Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Grand Est, Hauts -de-France and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Since the start, there have been 157 serious cases of influenza, who are in intensive care.
A proportion of deaths on the rise too, with fifteen deaths reported
The weekly bulletin of Public Health France also reports a higher number of deaths, estimated at fifteen. In terms of consultations for flu-like illnesses, the figures are also higher this week compared to last week, for all age groups: 8.1% against 5.8%. Finally, SPF believes that “the share of hospitalizations for influenza or influenza-like illness is also on the rise, except in children under 5 years old” for emergencies.
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SPF provides an update on vaccination coverage
In this weekly bulletin, Santé Publique France also provides an update on influenza vaccination in France. As of December 31, she estimated the vaccination coverage among people at risk at 51.4%. A figure that increases to 55.6% among those aged 65 and over and falls to 33.2% among those under 65 at risk of severe flu.
For the health authority, “these data indicate a slight increase in vaccination coverage compared to 2019, but a figure significantly lower than that of 2020″. Finally, the proportion of caregivers vaccinated against influenza remains the lowest, with vaccination coverage of only 14.4% on 1er last December.