Stopping the flu starts with you!

Influenza (Flu)

Influenza, also known as flu, is a respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses. This will cause you sudden illness and usually lasts for 7 to 10 days. Most people can recover from the flu completely within a week without medical treatment. However, for the elderly, young children and people with certain health conditions, the flu can be serious and even lead to death from complications.

According to the statistics of the World Health Organization (WHO), every year about 10-15% of the population gets the flu. CDC estimates that flu has resulted in between 4,900 to 51,000 deaths annually between 2010 and 2023

Influenza symptom

Flu signs and symptoms usually come on suddenly. People who caught flu might feel some or all of these below symptoms:

Fever or feeling feverish/chills
Cough
Sore throat
Runny or stuffy nose
Muscle or body aches
Headaches
Fatigue (tiredness)
Vomiting and diarrhoea (more common in children)

It is important to note that anyone can get sick with flu, even healthy people, and serious problems related to flu can happen to anyone at any age. However, there some people are at higher risk of developing serious flu-related complications if they get sick.

This includes people 65 years and older, people with certain underlying medical conditions (such as asthma, diabetes, or heart disease), pregnant women and young children, especially those below 2 years old.

As recommended by CDC, a yearly flu vaccine should be taken by everyone aged 6 months and older as the first and most important step to protect against the flu viruses.

Flu vaccines help to generate antibodies in the body about two weeks after vaccination. These antibodies help to fight off circulating influenza before they can cause illness in people. Seasonal flu vaccines are developed to protect from influenza virus that research indicated to be the most common for the upcoming season.

This 2024 - 2025 season, we offer Influvac Tetra vaccine containing inactivated fragments from four types of influenza virus. This type of vaccine is also known as a quadrivalent influenza vaccine, which means they protect against four different flu viruses.

This year’s vaccine will help to protect you from an influenza A(H1N1) strain, an influenza A(H3N2) strain, and two influenza B strains. This vaccine can be used in adults and children from 6 months of age and older.

Preventative action

Remember to take everyday preventive actions that are recommended by CDC to reduce the spread of flu.

Limit contact with people who are sick.
If you are sick, distance yourself from others to not spread the disease
Reduce the spread of viruses when you cough or sneeze by covering up your nose and mouth with a tissue. Throw the tissue to the recycle bin after use.
Remember to wash your hands often.
Try not to touch your eyes, nose, and mouth as germs can spread this way.
Clean and disinfect surfaces and objects that may be approachable to flu viruses.

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