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Increased competition on influenza vaccine

2021-10-12T18:39:07.687Z


The British GSK returns in 2022 on the French market, occupied by Sanofi and Mylan. This year again, the shadow of the Covid should hang over the flu vaccination campaign. It is still too early to assess the appetite of the French. After two doses of Covid vaccines and soon a third for the most vulnerable, weariness could be the order of the day. However, in a context of circulation of influenza and SARS-Cov-2, doctors warn about " the risks of superinfection " and the difficulti


This year again, the shadow of the Covid should hang over the flu vaccination campaign.

It is still too early to assess the appetite of the French.

After two doses of Covid vaccines and soon a third for the most vulnerable, weariness could be the order of the day.

However, in a context of circulation of influenza and SARS-Cov-2, doctors warn about "

the risks of superinfection

" and the difficulties in diagnosing the two diseases with fairly similar symptoms.

If the flu did not circulate last year, ousted by the Covid, sporadic cases have appeared since the start of the school year.

The reduction of barrier gestures could promote its circulation.

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Last year, when the Covid vaccines were not yet available, the French - and especially the most fragile (over 65, chronically ill ...) - rushed into pharmacies.

If the objective of 75% vaccination coverage of target populations had not been reached, we had come close to it.

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Source: lefigaro

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