Influenza, “curve 4 times higher than in the last 15 years”

“The flu onset curve, as Influnet data shows, is four times higher than in the last 15 years. The starting line, at the 42nd week, seems very high. And it is a particularly widespread seasonal epidemic, as we had already expected from September “. Silvestro Scotti, national secretary of the Federation of general practitioners (Fimmg), explains this to Adnkronos Salute, underlining that in the offices of family doctors “we are seeing many family epidemics: the child leaves, then all the others follow. It is a worrying situation. . And our invitation to patients is to get vaccinated “. This is because it is an epidemic that spreads easily “in a population that last year did not develop antibodies, due to the low circulation of the virus linked to anti Covid measures”, continues Scotti who notes that this year, however, the inflation risks helping Covid. “If you become infected with the flu virus, which can leave symptoms such as coughing for a long time, and then contract Covid, sneezing and coughing risk spreading the pandemic coronavirus more,” he adds. Finally, Scotti notes that the Influnet figures have already been high since October 18, “this means that cases were already circulating. Those who, at the time, accused family doctors of making too many medical certificates, in relation to the Green pass, he should do an examination of conscience. Even an apology to general medicine, always under accusation, would be welcome “.