CHECK Magazin - Gesundheitsmagazin für Männer No.7
Männer sterben statistisch gesehen etwa fünf Jahre früher als Frauen. Das mag auch daran liegen, dass sie sich eher scheuen, regelmäßig zum Arzt zu gehen. Schließlich sind wir ganze Kerle und beißen lieber die Zähne zusammen und gehen erst zum Onkel Doktor, wenn es richtig weh tut. Vorsorge lohnt sich aber, besonders wenn es um Krankheiten geht, die unsere Lebensqualität bei Ausbruch enorm mindern.
Männer sterben statistisch gesehen etwa fünf Jahre früher als Frauen. Das mag auch daran liegen, dass sie sich eher scheuen, regelmäßig zum Arzt zu gehen. Schließlich sind wir ganze Kerle und beißen lieber die Zähne zusammen und gehen erst zum Onkel Doktor, wenn es richtig weh tut. Vorsorge lohnt sich aber, besonders wenn es um Krankheiten geht, die unsere Lebensqualität bei Ausbruch enorm mindern.
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Medicine at the workplace<br />
ENGLISH<br />
Foto: freepik.com<br />
HIGH FLU VACCINATION RATE<br />
even during the corona pandemic<br />
The Covid pandemic has changed our lives. We now think of vaccinations more often<br />
than before and are confronted with them almost every day. Nevertheless, it is still<br />
a hot topic. As a current study by Techniker Krankenkasse shows, significantly more<br />
people were vaccinated against flu during the pandemic than in previous years. A<br />
positive trend that should be maintained, especially in the group of people over 60.<br />
Why should people get vaccinated if there was<br />
no flu epidemic in the previous year?<br />
The 2020 flu season peaked at the end of<br />
February 2020. However, due to the corona<br />
pandemic, data collection from the countries<br />
was interrupted and then leveled off. Due to the<br />
lockdown and the mask and distance requirements,<br />
it can be assumed that only a few<br />
people were infected with the flu. However, a<br />
reliable prognosis with regard to the coming flu<br />
season cannot be made, so the flu vaccination<br />
is recommended as primary prevention,<br />
together with mask and distance requirements.<br />
Preventive measures are very important in the<br />
case of COVID-19, especially to prevent further<br />
congestion in hospitals.<br />
Can a flu vaccination overload the immune<br />
system after having already been vaccinated<br />
against Covid?<br />
No. The immune system is like a muscle that<br />
should be trained and supported. Doctors<br />
always take into account the intervals between<br />
other vaccinations or the use of immunomodulating<br />
drugs. Immunocompromised people<br />
especially need a flu shot.<br />
Has the corona pandemic made flu viruses<br />
more aggressive?<br />
Viruses are subject to constant mutation. You<br />
have to be aware of that. It is not yet possible<br />
to assess whether the flu viruses have mutated<br />
to our disadvantage. The flu vaccination is all<br />
the more important as a preventive measure in<br />
order to be better protected against possible<br />
aggressive variants.<br />
What vaccine will be used this season?<br />
Company doctor service vaccinates tetravalent,<br />
using a quadruple vaccine consisting of<br />
two strains of influenza A and two strains of<br />
influenza B. However, it may be that this time<br />
the accuracy and thus also the flu protection<br />
will be lower. This is because there has not yet<br />
been a significant flu wave in the Southeast<br />
Asian countries. The World Health Organization<br />
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