Editorial: El Periodico

• The increase in cases of respiratory virus infections has led to the saturation of emergency services and the diversion of scarce resources in hospitals.
• The term 'tripledemia' highlights the return of the flu, Covid-19, and the proliferation of other common respiratory viruses at this time of year.
• Despite having managed a severe health crisis, there is a lack of streamlining in unnecessary medical procedures that obstruct the operation of health centers.
• Common preventive measures in other countries, such as mask wearing, have not been adopted.
• The hesitation of health authorities to push for preventive and protective measures causes problems.
• The flu and COVID-19 vaccination campaign has only covered a third of the population.
• The opportunity to activate the Public Health Agency with the necessary resources, autonomy, and prestige to be a trusted reference has been missed.

Conclusion: The management of respiratory viruses has been insufficient, with a lack of preventive measures and better coordination and streamlining of medical services, and the vaccination campaign has been inadequate. The opportunity has been missed to give greater prominence to the Public Health Agency.

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