The flu epidemic continued last week at
"a high level"
, but it began to slow down, the public health agency said on Wednesday February 21.
All the indicators of this virus were thus
“in sharp decline”
in community medicine and in hospitals in all age groups, summarized the Public Health France agency in its weekly bulletin.
In the overseas departments and regions, Guyana and the Antilles still remained in an epidemic.
The Covid-19 indicators were falling and were
“at low levels”
.
Vaccination campaign
Less than a third of French people aged 65 and over have received an anti-Covid reminder since the start of the autumn campaign.
The High Health Authority, requested by the ministry, recently declared itself in favor of
“a spring vaccination campaign against Covid-19 for people aged 80 and over, as well as residents of nursing homes/USLDs (residential units). long-term care) and immunocompromised people”
, from April 15 to June 16.
She also recommended planning an extension until July 15
“if the epidemiological situation justifies it”
.
Concerning bronchiolitis, in mainland France, the indicators were last week
“at low levels in all regions”
while in the overseas departments and regions, Mayotte remained in an epidemic.