Health: the flu epidemic feared by doctors for the winter

Experts are worried about the flu. “What worries the experts a little is what happened in the Southern Hemisphere, in particular in Australia“, reports Damien Mascrethealth specialist, live in the 19/20, Friday October 7. The country experienced a peak of 224,000 contaminations “when the flu virus had been circulating little for two years”he adds.

“If it happens like in Australia, we will have a larger epidemic than last year”, warns Damien Mascret. LVaccination will therefore be our first weapon in the fight against the flu virus. “This year, 61% of respondents intend to be vaccinated”, he recalls. The other weapon,”vsis the mask, which is very effective in protecting yourself and others“, adds Damien Mascret. He therefore emphasizes that it will have to be used in the fall, and during Winter.