{"id":35272,"date":"2024-12-06T15:14:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T15:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/?p=35272"},"modified":"2024-12-06T15:14:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T15:14:20","slug":"dont-let-winter-viruses-ruin-your-festive-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/sq\/news\/dont-let-winter-viruses-ruin-your-festive-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Mos lejoni q\u00eb viruset e dimrit t'ju prishin pushimet festive."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"assembler_default-group assembler_module_group assembler_default-group_1 assembler_module_group_1\"><div class=\"assembler_module_area assembler_module_area_1\"><div class=\"assembler_text-module assembler_module assembler_text-module_1 assembler_module_1  transparent\"><a tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"Seksioni me titull module-1\" id=\"module-1\" href=\"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35272\/#module-1\" class=\"anchor\"><span class=\"hidden\">Seksioni me titull module-1<\/span><\/a><!-- Template found for text-module - Template: template-text - Matched: _only --><section class=\"w-full mx-auto max-w-content pt-12 sm:pt-24 pb-12 sm:pb-24\">\r\n  <div class=\"entry-content w-full !px-0 max-w-small\">\r\n        <h1>Mos lejoni q\u00eb viruset e dimrit t'ju prishin pushimet festive.<\/h1>\n<time class=\"post_date_shortcode\">6 Dhjetor 2024<\/time>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vaksinoshuni dhe kapeni, hidheni n\u00eb kosh, vriteni n\u00ebse s\u00ebmureni.<\/p>\n<p>With winter viruses such as flu on the rise, people in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire are being urged to get vaccinated and to take steps to avoid passing them on if they do become ill.<\/p>\n<p>Vulnerable groups including over-65s, pregnant women and people with long-term conditions are eligible for free flu and COVID-19 vaccinations.<br \/>\nIn most cases it takes around two weeks to get the full protection, so there\u2019s still time to act before Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>Vaccinations are available from local pharmacies, community clinics and other services \u2013 full details are available at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.grabajab.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.grabajab.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Chief Medical Officer at the NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board, Dr Geeta Iyer, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe all love to get together with family and friends during the festive season but that extra time together indoors comes with an increased risk of flu and COVID-19 transmission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody wants to see loved ones get ill over the festive break, so if you\u2019re eligible for a vaccination, make sure you take it up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s less than three weeks until Christmas but that\u2019s still enough time to get yourself vaccinated and make sure that flu doesn\u2019t ruin your holiday.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>People who do become ill with winter viruses such as colds, flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are also being urged to take steps avoid transmission at home and in public places.<\/p>\n<p>Airborne viruses spread readily through coughs and sneezes and can survive on hands as well as surfaces around the home.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Iyer added:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cRemember the simple message: Catch It, Bin It, Kill It to help prevent the spread of winter viruses. Catch coughs and sneezes in a disposable tissue, bin it right away and wash your hands with soap to kill the virus for good.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n  <\/div>\r\n  <\/section><\/div><!-- .assembler_text-module.assembler_module.assembler_text-module_1.assembler_module_1..transparent --><\/div><!-- .assembler_module_area.assembler_module_area_1 --><\/div><!-- .assembler_default-group.assembler_module_group.assembler_default-group_1.assembler_module_group_1  -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vaksinoshuni dhe kapeni, hidheni n\u00eb kosh, vriteni n\u00ebse s\u00ebmureni.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[172,182,960,961],"class_list":["post-35272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-stay-well-this-winter","tag-winter","tag-winter-flu","tag-winter-viruses"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35272"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35274,"href":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35272\/revisions\/35274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}