An infectious diseases physician in Toronto is reporting an increase in the number of older patients he is seeing with seasonal influenza.
Dr. Isaac Bogoch at Toronto General Hospital noted this year’s flu season started early and escalated quickly.
According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, children under five are still making up the largest age bracket of flu patients in hospital. However, rates among seniors (aged 65 and up) are on the rise.
Bogoch expects the number of flu cases to keep increasing. The season usually peaks in January.
To track the number of flu cases in Durham Region this season, click here.
Influenza-related hospitalizations in 🇨🇦:
👉Highest rates are in the 0-4 & 65+ age groups.
👉Vaccines reduce illness & are available for those 6 months & up.
👉Flu shots can be found here: https://t.co/ELj3kLhGh9 pic.twitter.com/Z6gGDQtDyq
— Isaac Bogoch (@BogochIsaac) December 3, 2022
If you have found a spelling error, please, notify us by selecting that text and pressing Ctrl+Enter.
Toronto-based infectious disease expert seeing more older patients with flu in hospital - durhamradionews.com
Read More
No comments:
Post a Comment