The UAE begins a nationwide vaccination programme against the Influenza flu

The UAE begins a nationwide vaccination programme against the Influenza flu

Published: Tue 25 Oct 2022, 11:31 AM Last updated: Tue 25 Oct 2022, 11:34 AM

The UAE has launched a national campaign urging residents to get their annual seasonal flu vaccines in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Centre for Public Health and Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and the Department of Health — Abu Dhabi (DoH). The campaign is considered one of MoHAP’s most important annual campaigns and healthcare professionals also reiterate that it is best to be vaccinated before the flu spreads across the community.

Fokion Sinis, vaccines general manager for Sanofi Greater Gulf, said that raising public awareness of the expenses and health risks related to seasonal flu has always been crucial. Influenza, in general, known as the ‘flu’, is quick to affect and spread, threatening the normal livelihood of societies. Successful and effective flu vaccination campaigns can prevent medical emergencies and promote the number of vaccinated individuals.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are an estimated one billion flu cases each year, of which three to five million progress to severe cases, causing 290,000 to 650,000 respiratory deaths annually. Sanofi Greater Gulf emphasises the need to lower the severe effects of Influenza on the world's population by producing about