Unprecedented influenza epidemic continues for more than a year...New epidemic advisory to be issued nationwide tomorrow = South Korea

In South Korea, a new influenza epidemic advisory will be issued nationwide on the 15th. The epidemic advisory issued in September last year has not been lifted, and the influenza epidemic is expected to continue for more than a year.
It was. The Disease Control Agency announced on the 14th that due to the continued spread of this year's influenza, it will issue an epidemic advisory for the 2023-2024 season without lifting the epidemic advisory issued on September 16th last year.
He announced that he would issue an order. The current epidemic standard is 6.5 patients suspected of having influenza (patients exhibiting suspicious symptoms) per 1,000 outpatients. However, patients in 36week's (September 3-9)
The ratio was 11.3 people, far exceeding this. This is an increase from 10.6 people in 34 weeks and 10.0 people in 35 weeks. The number of patients is 25.3 per 1000 people aged 7 to 12 years, and 13 to 12 years old.
The outbreak is concentrated among children and adolescents, with 13.6 cases among 18-year-olds. Influenza epidemic advisories are a system of warnings that warn of outbreaks in advance and allow pre-emptive preventive measures to be taken. Every September?
If the epidemic exceeds the seasonal standard from then until August of the following year, it will be issued after consultation with experts. If the number of cases does not meet the epidemic criteria and continues for more than two weeks, the lockdown will be lifted after consultation with experts, but from 2022 to 2020.
In the case of the 23rd solar term, the criteria for cancellation were not met due to the unusual long-term outbreak. The reason why the next epidemic advisory was issued before the epidemic advisory was lifted was because the influenza specimen surveillance system was established2.
This is the first time since 2000. This year's national influenza vaccination program will begin on the 20th. Children eligible for two-dose vaccination (those aged 6 months to under 9 years who receive their first influenza vaccination)
Those who received the vaccine first) will receive the vaccination first. Vaccinations will begin on the 5th of next month for children and pregnant women who will receive the first dose, and on the 11th of next month for the elderly.