Pharmacist explodes when he sees complaints of health workers furloughed due to flu wave: ‘Waiters’ – Live

Today, the term “triple blight” has become a buzzword. Spain. It feels like everyone is sick right now. Or at least that’s the case. Hospitals are receiving so much data about flu infections that emergency rooms are saturated. This has sparked debate about pharmacists versus waiters.

this monday Monica Garcia,minister healthy, autonomous regions will be required to make the use of masks compulsory in health centers. He will convey this request to the MPs within the framework of an extraordinary plenary session of the Council. interregional committee on national health systems. This is one of the steps that have been taken, but more are required.

Others complained about the return to mask use, which they defended in books. Handle

Professionals in this field. Co-Director, Department of Pulmonology, University of Navarra, Juan Armengolhe promised weekend morning This makes sense.

But what they, especially the professionals, complain about is the lack of manpower. Lack of human resources is a reality faced by many medical centers in Spain. For this reason, one remembers that on these important days, some people, like most people, take a few days off.

flu wave

According to the World Health Organization, flu infections increased by 76% last week and hospital admissions increased by 60% Carlos III Health Instituteattached to ministry of health, cold and damp, acute respiratory infections traditionally rebound. But a perfect storm known as the “Triple Plague” has broken out.

For some professionals, low vaccination rates in the population leave us unprotected, and the final blow is the removal of the masks that have accompanied us in recent years.The increase in incidence is dizzying, especially in Influenza A

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Epidemiologists say we are still weeks away from the peak of infections, so no one can be confident or suspend extreme caution, even if they are one of the lucky ones who didn’t have a cough or runny nose over Christmas.influenza, coronavirus and respiratory syncytial virus They will stalk for the rest of the winter.

Flu, common cold, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus They are respiratory illnesses caused by different viruses. While the symptoms are certainly similar, they are not the same. Regardless, they all showed mild symptoms in the absence of any other previous illness.

“Those waiters”

The whole situation created a lot of tension in the streets and in the hospital. The collapse was reflected in the number of patients waiting in corridors shared by some health workers on social networks.Given these images, such as @Buenrolloreturn exist X.

“Can you imagine Benidorm Will waiters be on holiday in August? That doesn’t make much sense, does it?However, health workers have holidays Christmas

In the middle of flu season, colds, COVID…it does make sense. I don’t know if I can explain it clearly…” the user explained on the social network.

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He received a response from a pharmacist, who exploded: “Can you imagine hospitals hiring more health workers for these days, like waiters did in August, instead of canceling their holidays? I don’t know if I understand myself…”.This sparked heated debate on social networks X.