All the indicators are green despite a tense winter epidemic context. The current triple epidemic places the healthcare system under great strain. The Regional Health Agency of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté recalls the messages of vigilance.
The virulence of the Covid-19 epidemic is decreasing again this week in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, with an incidence rate in the general population falling in all the departments of the region. This is also the case for the bronchiolitis epidemic, which nevertheless remains at a high level. The flu continues to progress exponentially on the regional territory.
During this holiday season, the ARS Bourgogne-Franche-Comté asks everyone not to relax the application of individual and collective protective measures and calls once again for the responsibility and vigilance of all. , including within the friendly circle. Respect for barrier gestures counts to avoid a new epidemic rebound.
Flu, Covid, bronchiolitis: faced with winter viruses, we know that simple daily actions have proven themselves and are real shields to protect us. It is important to keep good habits: wash your hands regularly, remember to air the spaces several times a day, wear a mask in case of crowding,…
Vaccination still highly recommended
Another protection lever: vaccination against Covid and influenza is always open to the inhabitants of the region. Regarding the anti-Covid vaccination, it is open to all and is very strongly recommended for the most fragile: people over 60, residents of nursing homes, immunocompromised people or people suffering from comorbidities, pregnant women , professionals in the health and medico-social sectors, people living in the environment or in regular contact with vulnerable people.
As for the flu vaccination, it is now open to all French people.
For any medical need, you should contact your doctor first. At night, on weekends or in the event of an emergency, patients are invited to contact 15 before going to the emergency room. The prior call to 15 makes it possible, thanks to the regulation provided by liberal and hospital doctors, to properly orient the patient in relation to his need for care. Let’s have the right reflexes!
Since March 2020, the Covid has caused 7,175 deaths in health establishments in the region; 2,549 in medico-social establishments.