Share cough wave in Teltow-Fläming: Check vaccination protection now!

Share cough wave in Teltow-Fläming: Check vaccination protection now!

Luckenwalde. Red in the health office Teltow-Fläming! Share cough - also known as the scary name "Pertussis" - is spreading rapidly in the region! The alarming numbers leave no doubt about it: 52 cases were registered in the period from January to September 2024, with a dramatic increase in the third quarter alone.

But that's not all! The whooping cough also strikes in the adjacent Dahme-Spreewald. 42 illnesses have been reported here since the beginning of the year, and only eleven in the entire previous year! Statistics speaks volumes: Brandenburg has experienced the strongest whooping cough outbreak since 2014, with a total of 1093 cases until October 13th-almost five times as many as in the same period of the previous year.

urgent vaccination for adults!

The Health Department Teltow-Fläming calls on all adults to check their vaccination protection and, if necessary, refresh them. "Use the opportunity to check the vaccination protection against other infectious diseases on this occasion and to be vaccinated against the flu!" Is urgently warned. The whooping cough, which is equivalent to a dangerous game with life through the smallest huster, can also have serious consequences for infants, toddlers, seniors and immunodruption.

nods the vaccination status? Those who do not lose time not only secure their own health, but also that of the smallest fellow citizens. The vaccination costs usually cover the health insurance companies. This threatening Situation in Teltow-Fläming and Dahme-Spreewald makes it clear: it is time to act before it is too late!