One very interesting statistic, that was first noticed in France and surrounding European countries, is that there is a significant increase of flu infections that seems to follow the increase in COVID cases because of the Omicron variant. People are calling this a “Twindemic” because of this similarity between the rise in COVID cases and the rise in flu cases. This year’s version of flu has reached endemic levels in many cities in France and is at a pre-endemic level in many other parts of the country. One thing that the WHO is finding is that flu vaccination coverage for the flu variants this year are not as high as they would have hoped they would be this year, and this is likely the cause of this increase in cases. Furthermore, this strand of flu virus seems to be quite severe, already causing 72 severe cases of the flu with 6 deaths this year in France.
The reason people are concerned about this so called “Twindemic”
is because it has been going on for quite a long time and doesn’t seem to be
slowing down. Furthermore, it is spreading at a faster rate than was expected
of the flu virus this year. The flu virus is very versatile, seeing as it
changes and adapts consistently as people become immune to other strands. This
makes creating a vaccine for it very difficult, and that is the reason a person
has to get a new flu vaccine every single year. So, what I said earlier about how the vaccination coverage is low this year means that the vaccine that is being used, based off a prediction of what the flu virus would be like this year, is not as effective as one would hope. Since December of 2021, this flu
strain seems to be very severe and very contagious and rising in cases alongside COVID-19 Omicron cases. Some people are saying this
strand of the flu could lead to a very long flu season that leads all the way into the
summertime.
-Lauren Burch
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