More medical experts are calling for combined flu and Covid clinics to be relieved of pressure on emergency services.
According to health experts, early detection of the flu and Covid will help medical professionals provide better patient care and withstand the pressure of the health system you already have.
According to infectious disease expert Paul Griffin, having a dual clinic for flu and Covid patients will help healthcare professionals deliver more efficient treatment.
“We have specific therapies for COVID and the flu that are very different but very effective if given early,” she told Sofie Formica.
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Dr. Griffin said health experts are seeing influenza A spread twice as fast as initially predicted.
“We’ve seen the number of cases actually increase in the last three weeks and that’s a lot sooner than we could normally see,” he said.
“As of last week, we had seen more than double the number of cases we would normally have at this time of year.”
Healthcare professionals are urging those who have not yet done so to make a reservation to get vaccinated against the flu as soon as possible.
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