With flu and influenza cases rising in Telangana, doctors are urging vulnerable groups to get vaccinated. The ICMR has clarified that Southern Hemisphere flu vaccines can be used temporarily when Northern Hemisphere formulations are unavailable, ensuring high-risk groups receive protection.
Senior doctors and public health experts have urged people in Telangana, particularly vulnerable groups, not to ignore viral fever symptoms. They cited rising influenza, SARI, ILI and H1N1 cases in neighbouring states and advised timely medical attention
These viral fever cases are being reported to clinics with symptoms of fever, sometimes high fever, body aches, headaches, fatigue, weakness, runny nose or total nasal congestion and lethargy.
