Take flu vaccine to reduce COVID-19 severity

  • Date: 08-Oct-2020
  • Source: Times of Oman
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:Oman
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Take flu vaccine to reduce COVID-19 severity

Muscat: Everyone in the Sultanate is advised to take the influenza vaccine during the COVID-19 pandemic for greater immunity as the combined effect of coronavirus and flu can turn fatal, an official from the Ministry of Health has said.Oman has registered 1,000 deaths due to COVID-19, according to data from the Ministry of Health, pointing to an increase in new infections.Talking exclusively to the Times of Oman, Dr Abdullah Al Qayoodhi, Consulate on Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Head of the Infection Prevention Section and one of the pioneers in the Directorate General of Disease Surveillance and Control at the Ministry of Health, said, “I advise everyone in the Sultanate to take the influenza vaccine as soon as possible during the next few weeks.”“Actually, we have divided people into several categories: