9 November 2023 at 12:59 FHI: The winter wave of covid-19 is in full swing The winter wave of covid-19 is in full swing, states the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in its weekly report. – A further increase is expected in the coming weeks. It is therefore urgent to get the elderly and people in risk groups vaccinated, FHI writes in the summary for the report from weeks 43 and 44. Hospitals and municipalities must be prepared for more admissions with covid-19, it says. – The influenza epidemic has not yet started, but may arrive before Christmas. Therefore, it is also time for flu vaccination for the elderly, people in risk groups and employees in the health service, writes FHI. Weekly reports on covid-19, influenza and other respiratory infections are presented by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health every two weeks during the winter. (NTB)
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