According to the comprehensive report of the Global Times, the United States is now facing the attack of COVID-19 flu and respiratory syncytial virus, three kinds of influenza diseases, and many experts are calling on people to put on masks again.
Data shows that the confirmed cases and hospitalized cases of COVID-19 in the United States have increased by 56% and 24% respectively. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States estimate that 13 million people have been ill and 7300 have died in the flu season in the United States, and the number is still growing.
According to the data of the past 10 years, the number of deaths in the flu season in the United States each year is between 12000 and 52000, and the peak number of deaths will occur in January or February, which has to draw our attention.
A catastrophic influenza outbreak in the United States killed 7300 people! Research: combined death risk of COVID-19 or doubled
In fact, we can think from another perspective. If this data is put in the domestic situation, it will face a huge medical run. More importantly, we should pay attention to the fact that your body may have a period of time and need to recover. At this time, your body is in a weak state. If there is flu, it will be very dangerous.
After studying 212466 COVID-19 inpatients in the UK, The Lancet found that compared with patients only infected with COVID-19, patients infected with COVID-19 and influenza virus at the same time were 4 times more likely to need ventilator support and 2.35 times more likely to die.
In fact, as early as two years ago, Yuan Guoyong, director of the State Key Laboratory of New Infectious Diseases and New Infectious Diseases of the University of Hong Kong, and others published a paper stating that:
In hamsters, SARS CoV-2 and A (H1N1) pdm09 are more serious than those infected with these two viruses alone. After human infection, the load of pulmonary virus will be reduced, but the damage to human lungs will also be increased. Therefore, influenza vaccination should be considered for the whole population to prevent co infection, and multiple molecular diagnosis of the two viruses should be carried out to achieve early antiviral treatment to improve clinical results.
The influenza vaccination rate in China is unbelievably low
According to data statistics, the vaccination rate of influenza vaccine in China is about 4%, and the vaccination rate of viral infectious diseases transmitted by respiratory system such as influenza must at least reach 50% or even 60%, so as to form a certain group protection.
But now it seems that most people have been infected. It seems that when we talk about influenza vaccine, it is like mending the situation. However, we should be more aware of the risk of death after the combination of influenza and COVID-19. Everyone must actively prevent it, especially if there are old people and children in the family.
Do you still need vaccines to prevent reinfection after "Yangkang"?
Yang Xiaobin, director of the Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control Institute of the Municipal Disease Center, said that the interval between the second quarter's booster immunization room and the first quarter's booster immunization room was more than 6 months. If you have been identified as a positive infected person, it is not recommended to vaccinate again during the period of incomplete recovery.
It is better to vaccinate after half a year of recovery, because you may be infected again after you are infected with COVID-19, which is what people call "rejuvenation".
This situation is related to your own immunity and interval. Generally, the possibility of reinfection within half a year is very low. You can vaccinate COVID-19 vaccine six months after recovery, so that you can obtain a higher level of protection. Inoculation is still effective, which is also very necessary.