Great interest in flu vaccinations in Lower Saxony

The demand for vaccinations against flu is high in Lower Saxony before the start of the cold season.

In some medical practices, the remaining quantities would already be scarce - but overall there should be enough vaccine for everyone interested, said the Association of General Practitioners and the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KVN), according to a report by the NDR on Monday.

Hanover - Many vaccine doses were ordered last winter, around 2.6 million in total.

The protective measures against the coronavirus such as wearing a mask and keeping your distance had recently contributed to the fact that infections with other infectious diseases such as the flu were also better under control.

However, doctors pointed out that the immune system now also needs to be “trained” in children.

also read

Much more children than usual with respiratory infections

Comparatively few small children had a cold last winter.

Now children and adolescents are catching up with infections - there are already bottlenecks in children's clinics.

Much more children than usual with respiratory infections

The flu and corona waves are threatening to come together

Risk of flu: While millions of people are still not vaccinated against Corona, the flu threatens to spread in Germany.

Authorities and government urgently call for protection.

Flu and corona waves are threatening to come together

Not just Covid-19: The flu vaccination runs in doctors' offices

Two in one fell swoop: The important vaccinations against influenza and Covid-19 will be administered by doctors this autumn.

Those wishing to vaccinate can have them given at an appointment at the same time.

Not just Covid-19: The flu vaccination runs in doctors' offices

The vaccination doses have been in use since the end of September, and there is also a new serum for those over 60.

Colds and respiratory infections had increased again in the past few weeks, especially in younger patients.

Jakob Maske, spokesman for the Federal Association of Pediatricians, spoke of numerous cases in under six-year-olds.

Due to daycare closings and other corona measures in the previous winter and spring, they have not yet come into contact with certain pathogens.

"The infections are now being caught up." According to the Lower Saxony Medical Association, treatments in children's clinics are also increasing.

dpa