Al-Marsad newspaper: Dr. Awad Al-Omari, a consultant in infectious diseases and critical care, said that the flu has decreased significantly in the past two years due to following the preventive instructions for the Corona virus, adding: With the return of life to normal, it returned as it was.
He added, during an intervention with the “MBC” channel: There are viruses other than influenza, and we see that there is an increase in cases, but it is simple, and Corona cases in the Kingdom are limited with the new mutation, and the death rate from Corona is still very low.
He explained that the World Health Organization confirmed that the death rate during the past week decreased by 13% compared to previous weeks.
He continued: The flu vaccine is necessary and greatly prevents infection and relieves symptoms in the event of infection, and the flu can lead to major health problems.
He continued: There are certain groups that are more dangerous and their ages are over 50 years and those who have chronic respiratory diseases, and all groups of society must benefit from influenza vaccinations.
He stressed that there is not much information about the new mutant, and that its symptoms are similar to the flu, and it has different characteristics, and it is trying to overcome the body’s immune system, and the speed of its spread is higher, and there is no evidence that it is “more dangerous.”
He concluded: Future developments may occur, but I think that Corona is in its final cycle, and the pandemic has been limited during previous years, and exercising and eating properly leads to an increase in immunity, as well as wearing masks and obtaining seasonal vaccinations.