Representatives of the National Society of Family Medicine (SNMF) urge the population to get vaccinated against influenza with the onset of the flu season, given that in the first week of December more than 3,000 cases of clinical influenza were reported nationwide, twice as many as in the previous week.
'The National Society of Family Medicine (SNMF) wishes to inform family doctors and the population that the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) has confirmed the onset of the flu season in Romania. In this context, we remind everyone that we are in the middle of the vaccination campaign and we call on the entire population to visit their family doctor for the annual influenza vaccination. In the first week of December, more than 3,000 cases of clinical influenza were reported nationwide, twice as many as in the previous week,' reads a press release on Wednesday.
According to the source, influenza vaccination is recommended for all age groups, with priority given to young children, adolescents, pregnant women, the elderly and people with certain chronic diseases.
SNMF representatives warn that pregnant women may develop severe forms of the disease, while children and adolescents have the highest risk of illness and a greater capacity to transmit the virus than adults.
Doctors state that, in the elderly, influenza vaccination reduces the risk of respiratory complications, cardiovascular events, hospitalisations and mortality.
The SNMF maintains that there are vaccines adapted for older people which can provide a stronger immune response, while co-administration with the pneumococcal vaccine can strengthen protection against pneumococcal diseases, in line with medical recommendations.
In addition, vaccination of other risk groups prevents the occurrence of severe forms of the disease, complications, hospital admissions and deaths.
The SNMF underlines that vaccination remains the most effective preventive measure against influenza, with direct benefits for children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with chronic diseases.
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