2023-06-16 07:43:43
Today (6/16/2023), the Office of Disease Prevention and Control 12, Songkhla Province, campaigned for people from 7 risk groups to receive influenza vaccination from today until August 31, 2023 at a medical facility near home. to build immunity Reduce severe illness and death from influenza
from disease surveillance system data Division of Epidemiology, Department of Disease Control, influenza situation From 1 – 31 May 2023, 52,539 cases of influenza were reported throughout the country, with no deaths reported.
Dr. Chalermpol Osotpromma, Director of the Office of Disease Prevention and Control 12, Songkhla Province, mentioned the influenza situation in the 12th Health Zone from 1-31 May 2023, with reports of 5,175 influenza patients with no reported cases. life Most of the patients were students, 36.98%, followed by custodial children, 32.30%, and self-employed, 15.66%. The province with the highest sickness rate per 100,000 population was Phatthalung (230.05), followed by Narathiwat (162.38), Yala. (115.04), Songkhla (82.67), Trang (68.32), Satun (59.33), and Pattani (29.06).
For this year’s seasonal influenza vaccination, the Department of Disease Control together with the National Health Security Office Implemented the vaccination campaign from May 1 to August 31, 2023.
for people in 7 risk groups, namely
1. Pregnant women, gestational age of 4 months or more
2. Children aged 6 months to 2 years
3. People with chronic diseases, including COPD, asthma, heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, kidney failure, cancer patients who are undergoing
receiving chemotherapy and diabetes
4. Seniors 65 years and over
5. People with Thalassemia and those with immune deficiency. (including symptomatic HIV-infected)
6. Obesity (weight greater than 100 kilograms or body mass index greater than 35 kilograms per square meter) and
7. Mentally disabled people who can’t help themselves
Influenza is caused by infection with the influenza virus. People generally have few symptoms such as high fever, runny nose, cough, sore throat, headache, fatigue, and body aches. rhinitis Most of them will go away on their own. But for people who are at risk There may be serious and potentially fatal complications such as pneumonia or pneumonia, encephalitis, if in doubt. For more information, please call 1422 Department of Control hotline.
1687061144
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