Thanks to mass vaccination and compliance with health and safety protocols, COVID-19 cases in the country remain low. As a result, the government has started lifting restrictions. Businesses are now operating at full capacity, and more and more people irrespective of age or comorbidity are going out and traveling freely again in the new normal.
But we should not lower our guard, cautions the World Health Organization (WHO). Aside from getting your complete COVID-19 vaccine doses and boosters, it’s also vital that you get your flu and pneumonia shots during the new normal.
Flu and pneumonia are respiratory infections that can cause potentially serious complications. Avoiding these infections is especially important with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. If you get sick with the flu or pneumonia, your immune system can become overworked and weak, making you more vulnerable to COVID-19. A person can develop the flu and COVID-19 at the same time. Plus, COVID-19 often causes pneumonia.
You can avoid these potentially life-threatening complications by simply getting vaccinated against the flu and pneumonia. Doing so will lower your risk of developing serious illness and getting hospitalized. This is especially true for pregnant women and people with comorbidities such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and chronic lung disease.
Moreover, getting vaccinated against the flu and pneumonia may also protect people around you, including those who are more vulnerable to serious flu illness, like babies and young children, older people, and people with certain chronic health conditions.
Consult your doctor about the recommended flu and pneumonia vaccination schedules.
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References: https://www.who.int/philippines/news/detail/11-03-2022-opinion-is-the-pandemic-ending-soon. Accessed 15 June 2022 https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/vaccine-benefits.htm. Accessed 15 June 2022 https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/pneumo/public/index.html. Accessed 15 June 2022 https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/immunization-in-the-context-of-covid-19-pandemic. Accessed 15 June 2022 https://www.empr.com/home/news/discussing-flu-and-pneumococcal-vaccines-with-patients-during-covid-19/. Accessed 15 June 2022 https://www.clinicbarcelona.org/en/news/vaccination-against-flu-and-pneumonia-during-the-covid-19-pandemic. Accessed 15 June 2022
