{"id":733,"date":"2018-02-21T06:00:22","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T05:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/czechpoints.com\/?p=733"},"modified":"2019-07-11T16:33:57","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T14:33:57","slug":"flu-kills-33-so-far-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/czechpoints.com\/flu-kills-33-so-far-this-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Flu Kills 33 So Far This Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A total of 33 people have died from flu since the beginning of its season until the end of last week, mostly the elderly over 65 with other serious diseases such as diabetes, obesity and heart problems, Czech Health Ministry spokeswoman Gabriela Stepanyova told journalists today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The flu epidemic was declared in the Czech Republic at the beginning of February. By the end of last week, there were 1944 ill per 100,000 population.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Last year, flu claimed 114 lives throughout the flu season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;Due to the threat by flu, the population over 65 has the vaccination fully covered by the public health insurance,&#8221; Stepanyova said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">However, only some 5-6 percent of the Czech Republic&#8217;s population is vaccinated against flu annually. The rate is 20-30 percent among the elderly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The European Commission recommends that it should be up to three-quarters of the population.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A total of 33 people have died from flu since the beginning of its season until the end of last week, mostly the elderly over 65 with other serious diseases such as diabetes, obesity and heart problems, Czech Health Ministry spokeswoman Gabriela Stepanyova told journalists today. 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