Since both the flu virus and the coronavirus mutate a lot, a new vaccine must be developed every year.
Mandatory mask wearing, regulatory distances and restrictions during events. These anti-Covid measures have led in the past two years to a decrease in the spread of other diseases that are transmitted through the respiratory tract. These restrictions could have consequences this fall on how people will get sick – which is why It is recommended to get vaccinated especially against the flu.
The German virologist Bodo Plachter from the Institute of Virology at the Medical University of Mainz, recently said in an interview that the influenza virus and other pathogens could possibly return in a more violent way this year. “This trend has already been partly observed“, according to Jean-Claude SchmidtDirector of the Ministry of Health.
“Over the past few weeks and months, we’ve had a whole bunch of rather mundane virus infections. People are a little more susceptible to these kinds of infectionsand it is clear that just as in the past, vulnerable people are recommended to get vaccinated.”
COVID-19 – FLU: POSSIBLE VACCINATION AT THE SAME TIME
According to Jean-Claude Schmit, it is about the same groups for the flu as for covid-19. He clarified that it is also not necessary to carry out vaccinations against influenza and against covid-19 at different times.
“You can do these two vaccines either in parallel, so with a short time between the two, or on the same day, it’s absolutely not a problem. People over 65 should very clearly get vaccinated , but young people can also get vaccinated. We see this every year, there are a lot of young people who also want to be vaccinated.”
Since both the flu virus and the coronavirus mutate a lot, a new vaccine must be developed every year. The Ministry of Health recommends vaccination against influenza from October.