Delmicron and Flurona: Bracing for Surgical Impact

Tsagkaris, Christos; Papazoglou, Αndreas S.; Moysidis, Dimitrios V.; Loudovikou, Anna; Desse, Dimitra

doi:10.1017/dmp.2022.112

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“…Two types of respiratory viruses have shown a particular ability in generating overwhelming pandemics: flu type A[H1N1] and SARS CoV-2. A simultaneous viral infection of both these viruses have been named flurona [ 1 , 2 ]. These viruses develop vaccine preventable diseases namely influenza and COVID-19 [ 3 ].…”

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COVID-19 and flu vaccination in Romania, post pandemic lessons in healthcare workers and general population

Malița,

Manolescu,

Perieanu

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Background Influenza and corona viruses generate vaccine preventable diseases and have pandemic potential, frequently dramatic. A co-infection with these viruses, may be a new worldwide threat, researchers name it flurona. The aim of our study is to assess flu and COVID-19 Romanian vaccination for 2022–2023 season and the factor associated with higher odds to receive flu and COVID-19 vaccine. Methods An analytical cross-sectional observational survey was conducted in the general population; a self-administered questionnaire was used. Results 1056 responders were analyzed, mean age 32.08 ±13.36 years (limits:18–76), majority, 880 (83.33%), from urban areas, 608 (57.58%), high school graduated, 400 (37.88%) parents. More than half of the responders were healthcare workers, 582 (55.11%), also considered study population. In the study group, 796 (73.37%) responders consider flurona vaccination useful; and 872 (82.57%) responders consider that no sanctions are needed for not flurona vaccinating. In the 2022–2023 season, 162 (15.34%) responders vaccinated against the flu and 300 (28.41%) against COVID-19. The factor associated with higher odds to receive flu and COVID-19 vaccine was the habit of flu vaccination: for flu (OR = 58.43; 95% CI: (34.95–97.67)) and for COVID-19 (OR = 1.67; 95% CI: (1.21–2.31)). Other factors such as having university degree (OR = 1.46; 95% CI: (1.08–1.98)) and being a healthcare worker, (OR = 1.41; 95% CI: (1.07–1.87)) were influencing factors only for adult COVID-19 vaccination in the 2022–2023 season. In the parents’ group, in 2022–2023 season, only 48 (12%) vaccinated their children against the flu and 68 (17%) against COVID-19, mostly parents that vaccinated themselves, p<0.001. In the 2022–2023 season, there were only 82 (7.65%) responders vaccinated against both diseases. Logistic regression analysis showed that no factor analyzed influenced the flurona vaccinated parent’s decision to vaccinate their children for flu and for COVID-19. Conclusions In the season 2022–2023, in Romania, the vaccination against flu and COVOD-19 is low, in adults and children as well. More efforts must be done to increase flurona vaccination, public health educational programs are strongly needed. Children, that are at greater risk when co-infecting with these viruses, must be vaccinated, school vaccination programs should be considered.

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confidence: 99%