Deputy Minister Waldemar Kraska met with journalists after a meeting of the crisis headquarters at the Ministry of Health. He provided information on the current epidemiological situation related to influenza in Poland.
The Ministry of Health has assembled another crisis group. After the meeting, Deputy Minister Kraska announced another record of infections - over the past nine days, 389,000 people have been infected with the flu virus. people. He noted that the incidence of influenza in the previous week amounted to 111 people per 100,000 people. inhabitants, at the moment it is up to 113 people per 100 thousand inhabitants.
Flu among children. The incidence has decreased slightly.
“I am glad that the incidence of influenza among the youngest citizens of our country has now decreased. - said the Deputy Minister of Health.
As he explained, the inter-Christmas period contributed to the fact that these infections - especially influenza, but also RSV - among the smallest are not as intense as in the previous week. Kraska also urged children to be vaccinated: “Recently, half of the cases of influenza infection occur in young patients under 14 years of age. We encourage parents to vaccinate their children against this disease. This can protect against complications and hospitalization.”
The resort decided to increase the number of beds in children’s departments. Currently, there are almost 17 thousand of them. places, and compared with the previous week, the number of hospitalizations decreased by 400 places. In Lubelskie, Podkarpackie and Świętokrzyskie Voivodeships, where 90% of the buildings are currently occupied, 20% of beds in pediatric departments are already free.
How about tests to tell the difference between influenza, COVID-19 and RSV?
the so-called Combined tests should be of great help in diagnosing influenza. Currently, the Ministry of Health is waiting for the official recommendations of AOTMIT. “We know there is a positive recommendation. Today we are waiting for an official recommendation - this will be determined by the issuance of a decree by the Minister of Health and an order by the President of the National Health Fund, ”Kraska said. Triple tests should be available not only in hospitals, but also in general practice clinics. The cost of the test must be covered by the National Health Fund.
Source: Wprost
