Já abordamos por aqui como a gripe é transmitida, agora como podemos nos proteger e diminuir as chances de contágio da gripe? O Dr. Robério Leite, doutor e especialista em Infectologia Pediátrica pela UNIFESP-EPM, nos apresenta medidas eficazes e apresenta números de como os combates à COVID-19 já têm contribuído para a diminuição da circulação do vírus Influenza.

MAT-BR-2101675

Referências: 

1. Paules C, Subbarao K. Influenza. Lancet. 2017; 390: 697–708. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30129-0.
2. Steinfort DP, Cowie B, Johnson DF. Impact of general social distancing
3. measures on incidence of influenza in Australia. ERJ Open Res 2020; 6: 00507-2020 [https://doi.org/ 10.1183/23120541.00507-2020].
4. Kuo SC, Shih SM, Chien LH, Hsiung CA. Collateral Benefit of COVID-19 Control Measures on Influenza Activity, Taiwan. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Aug;26(8):1928-1930. doi: 10.3201/eid2608.201192. Epub 2020 Apr 27. PMID: 32339091; PMCID: PMC7392415.
5. Cheng, Z.J.; Qu, H.-Q.; Tian, L.; Duan, Z.; Hakonarson, H. COVID-19: Look to the Future, Learn from the Past. Viruses 2020, 12, 1226. https://doi.org/10.3390/v12111226.
6. Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention. Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations. Surveillance Report. Key Updates for Week 10, ending March 13, 2021. Disponível em: Weekly U.S. Influenza https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm#ILIMap.
7. WHO. WHO SAGE Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Recommendations during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Interim guidance 21 September 2020: https://www.who.int/immunization/policy/position_papers/Interim_SAGE_influenza_vaccination_recommendations.pdf?ua=1.
8. Terho Heikkinen, Heli Silvennoinen, Ville Peltola et al. Burden of Influenza in Children in the Community, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 190, Issue 8, 15 October 2004, Pages 1369–1373, https://doi.org/10.1086/424527.
9. Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention. Key Facts About Seasonal Flu Vaccine. How do flu vaccines work? Disponível em: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/keyfacts.htm#:~:text=How%20do%20flu%20vaccines%20work,used%20to%20make%20the%20vaccine.
10. Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention. Flu & Young Children. Disponível em: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/highrisk/children.htm.
11. WHO. Vaccines against influenza: WHO position paper – November 2012. Weekly Epidemiological Record. 2012; 47 (87): 461–76.
12. Ambrose CS, Levin MJ. The rationale for quadrivalent influenza vaccines. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2012;8(1):81-88. doi:10.4161/hv.8.1.17623.
13. Lee JKH, Lam GKL, Shin T et al. Efficacy and effectiveness of high-dose influenza vaccine in older adults by circulating strain and antigenic match: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Vaccine. 2021; 39 (Supl 1): A24-A35. Disponível em: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X20311464.
14. Aschwanden C. The false promise of herd immunity. Natur. 2020; 587: 26 – 28. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02948-4. Disponível em: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02948-4.