Transcarpathians are not in a rush for flu shots

Last week, in Transcarpathia, 3,943 people (2,741 children and 1,202 adults) got sick with respiratory infections. According to the head of the epidemiological surveillance and infectious diseases prevention department of the Transcarpathian Regional Laboratory Center of the MoH of Ukraine Victoria Tymchyk, the incidence rate is 313 per 100 thousand people and is 11% below the defined epidemic threshold. The number of doctor calls has increased by 8% compared to the previous week.  

The number of appeals for medical care among children under 17 years old is 69%.  Among children, the highest incidence is registered in the age group of 5-14 years (1426 cases in a week).

The percentage of hospitalization is at the level of the last week – 4% (152 people). Most of the hospitalized persons – 84 – are children under the age of 4. The circulation of seasonal agents of respiratory infections was confirmed.

Last week, 298 people were vaccinated against flu. A total of 972 people have been vaccinated this season: 932 with the flu prevention vaccine Vaxigrip, and 40 with the GC Flu vaccine. 

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