Key Points

• In Week 2 (January 9–15, 2023), total activity at SOS Médecins clinics increased among children (+16%, or 3,590 visits) and decreased among adults.

• Among children, during this second week of the new school year, an increase was observed in nearly all monitored indicators, most notably among those aged 2–14. In particular, there was an increase in cases of asthma (+60%), isolated fever (+27%), bronchitis, viral syndrome, and ENT infections (around +20%). Visits for acute digestive conditions continue to rise (acute gastroenteritis +29%, abdominal pain +22%, vomiting +20%). Finally, there was an increase in cases of trauma (+34%). More specifically among children aged 2–14, there was an increase in cases of scarlet fever (+42%) and conjunctivitis (+18%).

• Among adults, nearly all monitored indicators are declining, except for an increase in cases of trauma and low back pain/sciatica (+8% and +5%, or 153 and 127 cases, respectively), which is more pronounced among those aged 75 and older. Among this group, there is also an increase in isolated fever (+27%).

• Regarding respiratory epidemics, procedures for influenza/influenza-like illness and for suspected COVID-19 continue to decline across all age groups, with the exception of those aged 2–14, where they are stable and increasing, respectively (+38%). Pneumonia is declining across all age groups. Among children under 2 years of age, bronchiolitis continues to decline, remaining at a level observed in previous years but still high.

• Regarding mental health indicators, the increase in cases continues for anxiety across all age groups (+36% among children and +14% among adults) and for depressive syndrome among those aged 15–44 (+8%) and those aged 65 and older (+27%), but at levels comparable to, or even lower than, previous years.