Facts worth knowing
Did you know that...
 
  • on average, one in ten adults and one in three children catch influenza each year?

  • in North America, Europe and Japan alone, 100 million people come down with influenza each year?

  • each year, influenza causes a 30–50% increase in primary care consultations?

  • during epidemics, the rate of hospital admissions may increase by 100–170%?

  • in Switzerland, 400 people die from influenza each year?

  • 30 million people, including 25,000 in Switzerland, died in the 1918–1919 worldwide influenza pandemic?

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