With a wave of seasonal viruses flu but also coronavirus The country’s children’s hospitals are fighting. The experts had warn due to the possible pressure that hospitals will face, as well as the sharp increase in the number of cases coronavirus children. Due to the increase in the number of incidents, the committee decided lowering the age limit for vaccination of children against COVID-19 (in age group 6 months to 4 years). As they say, children act as its accelerators. three-year– parallel cases, i.e. from three “sources”: influenza, coronavirus and virus RSV.

To enlarge hospitalizations with all respiratory viruses, said the source of “K” in Children’s “Aglaya Sunday”who yesterday (07/11/2022) was a pastor. As noted, one of the 4 children’s polyclinics of the hospital he received busy all 25 beds what she has, while many beds are occupied in three other clinics. In one of they are under surveillance two children- 2 and 2.5 months respectively- With coronaviruswhile the confession was made yesterday in two incidents with RSV. At the same time, children preparing for surgery have a positive attitude towards coronavirus so it lingers -per as long as it possible- their intervention.

Incidents that they come to them the last days at Aglaya Kyriakou are about the flu, flu-like symptoms, coronavirus, RSV (a virus that usually causes bronchiolitis), incipient pneumonia, and other respiratory infections. Same picture prevails and to Children of Penteli which he also directed yesterday and in which, according to the director of paediatrics, Konstantin papajima, 44 out of 50 available hospitalization beds are currently full.

OUR TO. Papajima notes that doctors observe both strains of influenza (A and B) in children during the treatment of patients coronavirus, especially at a very young age, since they are the ones that scare doctors the most. As he says: “A few days ago, a 15-day-old baby was hospitalized here with coronavirus. In general, despite the fact that it is still November,Doctors are already seeing a ‘big comeback’ of respiratory viruses in children“.

Per 10% increase in hospital admissions for two weeks the chairman of the workers of the Children’s Hagia Sophia also spoke. Municipality Constantinopoulos. “Of course“There is no unmanageable situation at the moment or a heavy load on children’s hospitals, but there is a tendency to increase,” he emphasizes.

As experts note, the low immune response of children to certain viruses is due to the “immune gap” that exists in their community, that is, in their non-contact with these viruses for two winters, due to precautions, but also to the widespread use of the mask. At the same time, low influenza vaccination rates in the previous two winters further widened this “immune gap”.

However, according to pediatricians, new tests that have been on the market for some time and which have an indication of and for coronavirus and flu, have prompted many parents to immediately give them to their children when they show symptoms. If the test is positive, the parents visit pediatrics and hospitals with results in hand. In this regard, they exist heightened reflexes in society and immediate identification of the problem, and this is perceived positively.

flu shots and coronavirus in children

OUR George Gold, Honorary Professor of Pediatrics and Endocrinology at the National and Kapodistrian Universities of Athens and a member of the National Immunization Committee tells K that at the moment:pediatric hospitals are full of flu patients, and in most cases the strain H1N1 (BUT)“. He emphasizes that all children who are perfectly healthy but also vulnerable should be immediately vaccinated against influenzahowever, it recommends vaccination at 6 months of age and older.

For coronavirus, Mr Chrousos notes that COVID-19 is currently causing many cases in children. As he explains: “The diaspora here is growing because children communicate more with their peers and play more sports.” Reduce the age limit for vaccination coronavirus (Group 6 months-4 years), against his TO. Gold, the recommendation applies more to children who have a serious underlying medical condition or immunocompromised. “By our estimates, these children reach 5% of the general population,” he says, and continues: “For the rest, healthy children in this age group, the pediatrician should decide whether there is a reason for an updated vaccine for COVID-19“.

Finally, for the third batch, with updated vaccine- for those children who have already completed the basic vaccination against coronavirus, TO. Gold thinks it’s good, since many children have lost immunity against it COVID-19- 19, especially those who have been ill or have been vaccinated some time ago. “Although the children are a little sick from coronavirus in most of them there are also cases in children which will present a complication and end in one intensive care unit MIS-C is also very scary for us kids (ss multisystem inflammatory syndrome that usually manifests itself 4-6 weeks after infection with coronavirus, causing serious problems in various organs such as the heart, lungs, etc.)

This is a “wild” syndrome, and while we save children who have it, the disease leaves years Problems and difficulties. From the very beginning pandemic we estimate that at least 100 people showed MIS-C children in Greececoncludes TO. Gold.