WHO/Europe is launching the campaign “Keeping COVID-19 and influenza at bay this autumn/winter. Prepare, prevent, protect” to raise awareness about the pressing need for vulnerable populations to protect themselves from serious illness or death by getting vaccinated against both influenza and COVID-19. The campaign calls on countries in the WHO European Region to relaunch mitigation efforts and be ready to respond to an increased burden on their health-care systems amid concerns over an autumn and winter surge of COVID-19 and influenza. As part of this, it urges countries to administer an influenza vaccine along with a COVID-19 vaccine whenever feasible.
Source: Keeping COVID-19 and influenza at bay this autumn/winter. Prepare, prevent, protect
