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The flu hasn't been a topic of the mass
media in
Krakow any more in 2020 and 2021 as the city braced itself for the COVID-19 pandemic together with the rest of Poland and the whole Europe. Sweeping precautions against coronavirus and the increased public awareness has helped to stem an
epidemic of flu as well.
Official data regarding the occurrence of flu in Krakow and
Malopolska region.
As regards common influenza
in Krakow this year there were 13,372 cases reported in the
period between March 8th, 2020 and March 15th. In 2020 The
flu incidence in Krakow peaked in late January, with over
32,915 cases reported between January 23rd and January 31st.
Kids prove most
susceptible to influenza among the inhabitants of Krakow. In 2017
over 28,500 of the Krakow children
under 4 were diagnosed as having flu, and about 24,000 aged
5 to 14.
Vaccination against flu in Krakow region.
Year ago 3.5 percent of the
entire population of the Malopolska region opted to be
vaccinated against common flu compared to 5.2 percent in
whole of Poland. Current figures concerning inoculation
against flu haven’t been published yet.
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