Key Points

• In Week 52 (December 25–31, 2023), the first week of the year-end holidays, activity at SOS Médecins clinics increased among those aged 75 and older (+20%, or +1,375 visits) and remained stable or declined in other age groups.

• The rise in respiratory indicators continues among adults, most notably among those aged 75 and older. Of particular note is an increase in procedures for pneumonia (+26%, or +420 procedures, at levels that remain very high compared to previous years), acute bronchitis (+14%, or +590 cases), and, among those aged 75 and older, for asthma attacks and upper respiratory tract conditions (+28%, or +26 and +139 cases, respectively). Procedures for influenza/influenza-like illness continued to rise among those aged 75 and older and among children under 2 years of age (up 56% and 34%, respectively, or 133 and 63 procedures).

• The increase in procedures also continues for gastroenteritis among adults (+57% among those aged 15–74 and +90% among those aged 75 and older) and for vomiting (+17% among those aged 15–74 only).

• Among other indicators, notable increases in procedures among adults include urinary tract infections, conjunctivitis (up 8% and 13%, respectively), and isolated fever (up 15% among those aged 15–74). Among children, there was an increase in procedures for chickenpox (up 29%).