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full screen Vaccination coverage for this year’s flu and covid-19 is too low according to the Public Health Agency. Archive image. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT
The spread of influenza and covid-19 is expected to increase during the winter.
Far too few people have been vaccinated, according to the Public Health Agency (FHM).
All persons 65 years of age or older are recommended to be vaccinated against influenza. Until mid-November, 56 percent of them had been vaccinated. Among people in medical risk groups aged 18-64, only 11 percent have been vaccinated against covid-19, FHM writes on its website.
“Many older people have already been vaccinated, but vaccination coverage is still too low,” says Tina Crafoord, head of the unit.
The spread of covid-19 and influenza is currently low compared to previous years. But already today, around 300 patients with covid-19 are being cared for in inpatient care.
“The winter flu season is in its early stages and is expected to start in the coming weeks, although the exact timing is difficult to predict. Covid-19 is already causing serious illness for people in risk groups. It is therefore high time to get vaccinated while the vaccines are available and before the Christmas holidays begin,” says Tina Crafoord.