The True Story: Deaths Rise Fast While Vaccination Lags

A Tarde reported on 1 June 2026 that Brazil had recorded 505 deaths from severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by influenza from January to May, with 136 confirmed in the latest two weeks. Severe cases reached 7,749, up from 6,250 in the same period last year.

Vaccine coverage stood at 38.5% against a 90% target. The report mentioned a 13-year-old boy named Bryan who died in April, and doctors Juliana Lapa and Rosana Richtmann stressed the importance of vaccination.

The Key Lesson: Where the Sick and the Healthy Meet

Vaccine clinics and pharmacies in Thailand serve both sick people buying medicine and healthy people getting vaccinated, in the same small space.

• Separate feverish visitors from vaccine visitors to reduce contact
• Waiting areas are a risk point, so space seats and ventilate
• Counters and card machines need frequent wiping
• Vaccine campaigns draw crowds, so book appointments
• Pharmacists and nurses should be vaccinated first so they do not spread infection

How Flu Spreads

According to the World Health Organization, seasonal influenza spreads easily where people gather, such as schools and nursing homes. It spreads through droplets when people cough or sneeze, and through hands that touch contaminated surfaces and then the eyes, nose or mouth. Most people recover within a week, but young children, older adults, pregnant women and people with chronic illness are at risk of severe disease. Influenza is an enveloped virus, which suitable disinfectants can inactivate.

Risk Register for Vaccine Clinics and Pharmacies

1. Flu patients mixing with vaccine visitors: likelihood high / impact high / level critical. Mitigation: Separate entrances and times; fog the waiting area. Owner: Clinic manager
2. Crowded waiting rooms during campaigns: likelihood high / impact medium / level high. Mitigation: Appointment system and spaced seating. Owner: Reception
3. Pharmacist or nurse falls ill: likelihood medium / impact high / level high. Mitigation: Staff vaccination and masks. Owner: Chief pharmacist
4. Contaminated counters and card machines: likelihood high / impact low / level medium. Mitigation: Disinfect hourly. Owner: Front staff
5. Stuffy injection rooms: likelihood medium / impact medium / level medium. Mitigation: Ozone-treat after closing and ventilate. Owner: Nurse

7 Steps to Keep a Vaccine Clinic Safe in Flu Season

1. Separate feverish visitors from vaccine visitors
2. Use appointments to cut waiting crowds
3. Ask symptomatic people to wear masks from the door
4. Wipe counters, pens and payment machines every hour
5. Fog the waiting area and shopfront after closing
6. Ozone-treat injection and exam rooms when empty
7. Vaccinate all staff before the campaign

How ULV Disinfection Fogging Helps

The World Health Disinfection disinfection service uses ULV fogging machines that turn the disinfectant into a fine mist. It settles across the whole area, including corners, curtains, upholstery and surfaces that hand wiping cannot reach.

• Whole-area coverage without relying on wiping spot by spot
• Quick return to use, typically about 30 minutes after fogging
• Uses Chemgene HLD4H, which meets EN 14476 for virucidal activity according to the product page
• The team wears full protective equipment, so owners and staff do not take the risk themselves
• Report and photos after the job for customers, management or authorities
• Tax invoice with 3% withholding tax for companies and agencies

Ozone Treatment for Closed Rooms and Stuffy Spaces

The World Health Disinfection ozone treatment service uses machines that generate ozone gas from oxygen in the air. It suits closed rooms such as meeting rooms, bedrooms, classrooms, sick bays and vans, helping reduce germs in the air and on surfaces and removing stale odours. Ozone breaks back down into oxygen after treatment, leaving no residue.

• Works alongside disinfection fogging: spray or wipe surfaces first, then use ozone for the air and corners of closed rooms
• No people or pets in the room during treatment: the team seals the room and runs a timer
• Ventilate after treatment before normal use resumes
• Machines tested by Intertek, according to WHD's service page
• Ideal after someone has been ill, such as recovered patients' rooms, shared bedrooms and shuttle vans

Before and After

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How often should a clinic be fogged? A: During vaccine campaigns or flu season, regularly after closing, with hourly touch-point wiping.

Q: Can rooms storing vaccines be ozone-treated? A: Tell the team in advance so they can assess the space and equipment.

Q: Does the fogging disinfectant work on flu? A: The team uses Chemgene HLD4H, which meets EN 14476 for virucidal activity according to the product page, and influenza is an enveloped virus that suitable disinfectants can inactivate. Fogging does not replace vaccination or handwashing.

Q: Can I enter the room right after ozone treatment? A: No one should be in the room during treatment. Ventilate afterwards before normal use; the team will advise the right time for the room size.

Q: Can clinics and pharmacies get a tax invoice? A: Yes. Tax invoices are issued and 3% withholding tax is supported. Call 065-556-6294 or LINE @whd268.

Related Links and Sources

• World Health Disinfection disinfection service
• World Health Disinfection ozone treatment service
• Chemgene HLD4H disinfectant and price
• Influenza information from Thailand's Department of Disease Control, hotline 1422
• WHO seasonal influenza fact sheet

Prevent Flu with Disinfection Fogging and Ozone Treatment

Brazil's figures show vaccination matters, and vaccination sites must be clean and safe. Reduce the risk with the World Health Disinfection disinfection service for waiting areas, shopfronts and counters, and the ozone treatment service for injection and exam rooms. To book, call 065-556-6294 or LINE @whd268.

Call 065-556-6294 | LINE: @whd268