Key Points

In Week 02 (January 5–11, 2026), the first week back to school, activity at SOS Médecins clinics remained stable among children aged 2–14 and decreased in other age groups compared to the previous week.

Among respiratory indicators:

• After two weeks of decline, the number of visits for influenza/flu-like illness increased in Week 2 among children aged 2–14 (+23%, +766 visits). However, it decreased among adults during the first week (-15%, or -2,074 visits).

• All other respiratory indicators were stable or declining across all age groups.

Among the other indicators showing an increase this week, we note a rise in cases for:

• Gastroenteritis in children (+47%, or +842 visits) and vomiting in children (+57%, or +116 visits) and in those aged 15–74 (+15%, or +36 visits);

• Acute abdominal pain in 2- to 14-year-olds (+76%, or +190 cases);

• Viral syndrome in children aged 2–14 (+39%, or +110 visits) and isolated fever in children aged 2–14 (+28%, or +67 visits);

• Trauma among those aged 15–74 (+18%, or +317 visits) and those under 15 (+65%, or +197 visits).

All these increases occurred within patient populations comparable to those of the previous two years.
Finally, procedures for anxiety were up among those aged 15 and older (+19%, or +205 procedures), as were those for depressive disorders among those aged 15 and older (+36%, or +86 procedures).