The World Health Organization warns of the spread of the virus this winter

Seasonal flu has already put many people in hospitals across Europe, and since October it has been steadily increasing in most countries. In Sweden, the spread of influenza has not yet begun, but according to Anasara Karnahan, an epidemiologist at the Public Health Agency, the risk is high that it will be an intense season with many infected people, according to reports. TT.

The reason is that the spread of infection last season was moderate, and the spread of infection took a break during the epidemic.

At the same time, covid-19 is still spreading in European countries, and the uncertainty surrounding new variants of the virus means that WHO is urging people in high-risk groups to get vaccinated not only against covid-19, but also against seasonal influenza.

The Public Health Service believes that the spread of seasonal flu will only begin before Christmas Anasara Carnahan You should keep in mind that it takes two weeks to get protection after vaccination.

against RS- virus Existing Until now no vaccine friendshipThere is concern that the RS virus will strike hard again this year. Last year, the season started early, and Again this year, the infection started to spread unusually early, which means that the situation in children’s hospitals appears tense in many European countries.

– Influenza, covid-19, and the RS virus are on the rise. Healthcare can get strained if you have a high outbreak of several viruses at the same time. Anasara Karnahan says we have to keep an eye on the situation to TT.