Flu, corona, RSV

How doctors are preparing for new waves of illness

Currently, only a few people are coming to the vaccination center at the Graz Health Department (pictured: public health officer Michaela Cartellieri).

(Bild: Pail Sepp/Sepp Pail)

Alarm or not? A heated debate has arisen around the corona figures. One thing is clear: the number of infections is now rising. The flu and RSV waves are also imminent in the fall. Not every vaccine will arrive in time.

The corridor is almost deserted, only one young woman is sitting at the registration desk. "This is the calm before the storm," says Eva Winter, Head of the Graz Health Department, on Thursday. In just a few weeks, the second floor will be bustling with people: Up to 400 people a day will then receive a jab.