Flu, meningitis, measles: the diseases in Normandy closely monitored.

Measles, Meningitis, Flu … These Diseases Closely Monitored in Normandy

In Normandy, declarations are mandatory for certain highly supervised diseases: measles, influenza, meningitis … The first figures of 2018 are already known. Observe, alert and monitor all epidemics in the region or certain diseases: these are the missions of the Wax (cells intervention in the region), installed since 2014 in Rouen (Seine-Maritime) with an antenna in Caen (Calvados) . While winter epidemics […]

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Flu epidemic arrives in the Pays de la Loire

Flu Arrives in Pays de la Loire: Sarthe is the Most Affected Department

For the first week of January, cases of flu increase in Pays de la Loire, particularly in Sarthe. The epidemic is likely to progress further At the beginning of 2019, according to the weekly map published by the network Sentinelles , the flu is coming in force in the west of France . The epidemic of influenza began in  Occitan and 10 regions are […]

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People offer suffer fatigue after the flu

Grosse Fatigue: How to Recover from the Flu?

Tiredness: After contracting the influenza virus, patients are usually plagued by a big blow of fatigue … According to Public Health France, the biggest of the flu epidemic is now behind us for raw winter 2017/2018. But for many patients infected with the virus, we need to face a big blow fatigue. With some simple steps, […]

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The flu epidemic strikes throughout France

The Flu Epidemic Strikes Throughout France: 15-64 Particularly Affected

So far spared, Corsica is no longer immune to flu symptoms, which has been sweeping across France The whole of France shivered and blew his nose during the first week of January including Corsica, hitherto spared . The flu epidemic threshold is crossed throughout mainland France. From the 1st to the 7th January, 423 cases per 100,000 inhabitants […]

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Pharmacists in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes and Nouvelle Aquitaine will be able to vaccinate their clients against Flu

Flu: Pharmacists Allowed to Vaccinate in Two Regions

In Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, some pharmacists will now be able to vaccinate their customers against the flu. Pharmacists in the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes and Nouvelle-Aquitaine are allowed on an experimental basis to proceed to vaccinations against flu, sets a decree published in the Official Journal (OJ). The measure, included in the last budget law for Social Security, allows […]

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The Health Minister Marisol Touraine Thursday refuted any lack of anticipation about the flu epidemic raging in France and assured that no hospital was overwhelmed.

Flu: Touraine Refutes any Lack of Anticipation of the Epidemic

The Health Minister Marisol Touraine Thursday refuted any lack of anticipation about the flu epidemic raging in France and assured that no hospital was overwhelmed, despite the influx of patients in several regions. “We are passing the peak” , has she said on France 2. “Hospitals are facing a real tension but they are not […]

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Marisol Touraine has asked hospitals to free up beds for the flu epidemic

Flu: Marisol Touraine Called Hospitals to Free up Beds

The Health Minister Marisol Touraine said on Wednesday morning during a press conference on influenza that the balance sheet of the epidemic would “probably be heavy.” She called on hospitals to postpone elective operations to free up beds for the patients affected by the virus. The Health Minister, Marisol Touraine, warned that the balance sheet […]

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The National Assembly gave the green light Thursday to the experimental authorization for pharmacists to vaccinate against flu

The Assembly Authorizes Pharmacists to Vaccinate against Flu

The National Assembly gave the green light on Thursday to the experimental authorization for pharmacists to vaccinate against flu, and also for general practitioners to store the vaccines for administration. “As for the flu, only 48% of the those at risk were vaccinated in 2015-2016, a decline of more than 14 points since 2009” , said […]

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The annual campaign for the Flu vaccination starts today in France

Flu: The Beginning of the Vaccination Campaign

The annual vaccination campaign against flu will begin this weekend. Every year, more than 10 million patients, including those more than 65 years, will receive a voucher from the health insurance to obtain the free vaccine in pharmacies. If a rule, the French are wary against vaccines, the flu seems to escape the rule. “In the winter […]

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Young teenager dies of the flu in Haute-savoie

Haute-Savoie: Teenage Girl dies of Flu

The girl was 14 years old … She was 14 and was called Faustina. The teenager, who lived in the Blame-de-Sillingy in Haute-Savoie, died on April 8 following a H1N1 type of flu, reported Friday Le Dauphiné Libéré. Haute-Savoie : une collégienne de 14 ans meurt de la grippe https://t.co/3NmOdb3rTf — Le Dauphiné Libéré (@ledauphine) […]

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