The flu season has already begun. According to the strong Influenza-shaft last Winter, and experts from many Interested parties. Why you should be for your vaccination soon, you will be informed by FOCUS Online in the News Ticker.
- A vaccination is recommended for certain groups of people such as the Elderly and Pregnant women
- The first Influenza-Infected reported in Germany
Association: little doses of the vaccine against the flu in pharmacies
9.00 PM: According to the Saxon pharmacist Association are currently just little doses of the vaccine against the flu in pharmacies of the country in stock. The result was a survey of member pharmacies, a spokeswoman said on Monday. The reason for the low quantities that were able to report Doctors and pharmacists of this time until very late in pre-orders with the manufacturers of influenza vaccines. For a long time was not clear, which is the flu vaccine as economically classified and, thus, are fully refundable.
At the current time, we assume that all impfwillige patients can be treated with flu vaccine, said the spokeswoman. The Association, of the approximately 1000 pharmacies belong, welcome the initiative of the Federal Ministry of health to import flu vaccines from countries of the European Union.
The Problem with flu vaccine is that the production takes a year and a half and a replacement is over by the producers in Germany this season, said a spokesman for the Ministry of social Affairs.
Special session due to bottlenecks in flu-vaccine
Wednesday, 28. November, 08.49 PM: Due to occasional bottlenecks in the Bavaria-wide supply of flu vaccines to meet the national Association of Vaccination (LAGI) to a special meeting. The state office for health and food safety was convened in the order of health Minister Melanie Huml (CSU), the Meeting, confirmed a Ministry spokesperson on Sunday. Previously, the radio stations Antenne Bayern had reported about it.
Currently, there is no concrete information, in which regions or cities, delivery currently give bottlenecks, it said from the Ministry. But it is clear already that since last Wednesday the difficulties in delivery of flu vaccine in Bavaria have increased. This primarily includes doctor’s offices and pharmacies would be affected, which would have pre-ordered no vaccine. A post-production for the current Flu season is not possible, because a lead time of several months was necessary.
The LAGI, among other things, the chambers of the medical professions, the family doctors Association, and the kassenärztliche Vereinigung Bayerns, the health insurance companies and higher education institutions.
Many Impfwillige expected – why you should quickly be
Tuesday, 27. November, 17.10 PM: After the exceptionally strong wave of Flu in the season 2017/18 expect the health experts for this season, with a larger number of Impfwilligen. In many regions of the vaccine are already scarce, said the KKH Kaufmännische Krankenkasse on Tuesday in Schwerin.
Those who want to arm yourself against Influenza, you should do this quickly. In General, we recommend a vaccination in October or November as it can then take up to two weeks, until the body is constructed your own protection, it was said by the health insurance Fund.
Many Doctors are surprised, according to the country’s Association of pharmacists of the great demand, the Schweriner Volkszeitung (Tuesday) reported. In the face of regional shortages Federal Minister of health, Jens Spahn, had loosened the rules for the procurement of the vaccine. Accordingly, the länder can allow for regional requirements that pharmacies and doctor’s offices among themselves with the flu vaccine supply and that from other EU countries-based vaccines are delivered.
Like the Rostock office announced for health and social Affairs on dpa request, is available in all health offices in the districts and circle-free cities, flu vaccine in different quantities. The current demand can currently be met.
Background: influenza or the common cold?
The symptoms for flu and colds are partially similar. Therefore, it comes to confusion. A cold, however, begins rather insidiously with the sniffles or a sore throat.
Not with the common cold pathogens to infect, is the distance to the Diseased, according to experts of the Robert Koch Institute is important. Because colds were transmitted via droplets. People should sneeze also prefer to be in the bend of your elbow, as in the Hand. In addition, regular hand washing is advisable.
Flu comes suddenly, and with a strong feeling of illness. The Symptoms:
- Pain in the limbs,
- Cold symptoms,
- Chills and
- high fever.
The Patient feels miserable, weak, and powerless, and must at least beware of bed for a week.
For a definite diagnosis a blood test is necessary. Because the flu is only triggered by Influenza-viruses. A flu infection, however, can have different triggers.
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