Family medicine specialists are sounding the alarm: although everyone is at risk of infection, the youngest and seniors are the hardest hit by the disease. The increased number of hospitalizations and dangerous complications make the situation more dramatic.
More cases of influenza are now being reported in Poland. Meanwhile, vaccinations are still not very popular. Although about 10 percent of the population has been vaccinated this year, this is still a very low result compared to Europe. By comparison, in Denmark the vaccination rate is as high as 78 percent. The situation is similar in many European Union countries.
- This is a lack of responsibility for one's own health and that of others," assesses Dr. Agata Slawin, an expert with the Zielonogórska Porozumienie Zielonogórskie Federation. - Parents invest in expensive dietary supplements, but forgo free vaccines. I can't u...
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