Swine flu pandemic

Deaths from flu and covid rose to 48 last week, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) reported on Thursday, with an average age of 85.

Of the deceased, 40 were infected with Covid-19, while eight were infected with flu.

A significant decline in the epidemic of respiratory infections from Covid-19 and the influenza virus was recorded in an epidemiological report published Thursday by the National Public Health Agency (EODY).

The week before Christmas saw a sharp increase in cases of Covid-19, flu or flu-like symptoms and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) infections, the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) has said.

COVID-19 is spreading among children in Türkiye, experts say, noting that vaccinations for those aged between 12 and 18 have almost come to a complete halt.

Health experts have been cautioning the public over the past days against the spike in the cases but this time they issued a stark warning about the spread of the virus among children.

The Albanian Institute of Public Health announced that the AH1N1 virus, better known as swine flu, was circulating in the country, and that the first two cases of infection had been confirmed, Ora News TV reported.

COVID-19 has claimed the lives of more Americans since 2020 than the Spanish flu in 1918-19, according to data from the American Johns Hopkins University, world agencies reported, informs BTA.

He explained to Novosti that the possibility of a "collision" between coronavirus and the seasonal flu awaits us.
According to him, the authorities cannot predict with certainty what the situation with the flu virus will be like this year, and he reminded that last year's season was mild.

Ljubljana – The National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) has ordered 360,000 doses of flu vaccine for this season, which is more than last year, when demand exceeded expectation. It is not clear yet whether the vaccine will be available for free this year as well. Flu vaccination usually starts in October.

Definitely during the management of the pandemic in our country there were some mistakes.

The biggest of these was creating panic. This was stated by the advisor to the Minister of Health Prof. Mira Kozhuharova this morning on Nova TV.

By Professor Gerasimos Siasos *

The pandemic overturned everything we considered self-evident in the international community.

Until now, there have been 140 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and three million deaths, which make it the third deadliest pandemic in human history.