"This flu wave started a little earlier than flu waves started before the Covid-19 era. The flu usually hit around December and peaked in January and February. However, this year there were cases already in November, and already in December the wave was already in full swing. We expect the new peak in a week or so," says Dr. Alexander Atanasov in an interview with BNR.
"I have no observations that the virus itself is anything different from previous years, this year it just came earlier, but what is even more unpleasant is that it is circulating in parallel with many other seasonal viruses," he also points out.
There will be no national flu holiday
Self-healing…
"I don't really agree with the sentence that many colleagues use that
self-medication can lead to complications
.
For most viral infections, we do not have an effective treatment, so even if a doctor is visited for an uncomplicated viral infection, the colleague will prescribe a purely supportive therapy.
What is dangerous is not diagnosing complications that have already occurred in time and treating them too late.
Then the general condition of the patient can seriously deteriorate", he also stated on the air of "Our Day".
Chickenpox vaccine…
"I think that she should enter the immunization calendar free of charge, for no other reason than because our society is quite uninformed and, unfortunately, quite suspicious of new medical products in the field of immunoprophylaxis.
Including a vaccine that is still unknown to the general public will have rather the opposite effect.
For a serious change in the immunization calendar, first of all, there must be a large-scale information campaign, both for medical professionals and the general public," Dr. Atanasov also points out.
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