COVID-19 is finally becoming a seasonal disease - Kuzin
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According to the Chief Sanitary Doctor of Ukraine, Ihor Kuzin, despite not reaching the WHO-recommended vaccination rate, COVID-19 is becoming a seasonal disease in Ukraine, with annual outbreaks expected in the fall and winter.
Despite the fact that Ukraine's vaccination rates have not yet reached the WHO-recommended levels, it is certain that COVID-19 is finally becoming a seasonal disease. Deputy Minister of Health and Chief Sanitary Doctor of Ukraine Ihor Kuzin said this during a telethon, UNN reports .
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I'm sure it is. Despite the fact that in Ukraine the vaccination rates have not yet reached the WHO recommended levels, we can say for sure that COVID-19 is finally becoming a seasonal disease. We will have it every fall and winter. We will face it every year. It will continue to mutate, but the current nature of the mutations does not show any tendency for it to become worse or more aggressive
Kuzin also said that in four years, as of the beginning of March, more than 5.6 million cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Ukraine.
Almost 112.5 thousand Ukrainians have died from COVID-19 or its complications. I would like to note that in total, almost 15 million Ukrainians have already received two vaccinations, which is what meets the WHO minimum standard
Recall
During the epidemic season, from October 2, 2023, to March 3, 2024, 9.6% of the population of Ukraineor 3.4 million people contracted influenza and ARVI, which is a third more than a year earlier, and 854 people died from influenza and ARVI, including COVID-19.
