Key Points

• In Week 46 (November 13–19, 2023), the second week after the start of the school year, activity at SOS Médecins clinics increased among children under 15 (+19%, or 5,546 more visits) and remained stable or declined in other age groups.

• The increase in activity linked to the start of the school year applies to most indicators and the most common conditions among children, at levels similar to previous years: viral syndrome in children under 15 and allergies (+22%), conjunctivitis (+27%), scarlet fever (+29%), and isolated fever (+9%) in children aged 2–14.

• Regarding seasonal respiratory indicators, there was an increase in procedures for ENT conditions and influenza among children under 15 (respectively +29%, or +4,277 cases, and +24%, or +171 cases) and among those aged 75 and older (respectively +12%, or +39 cases, and +26%, or +17 cases), at levels comparable to previous years. Among those under 15, there was an increase in procedures for bronchitis (+23%, or +417 procedures), asthma (+50%, or +372 procedures), and pneumonia (+36%, or +198 procedures), as well as bronchiolitis among children under 2 (+51%, or +258 procedures). Finally, there was an increase in cases for suspected COVID-19 among those under 15 (+44%, or +95 cases) and those aged 15–74 (+12%, or +214 cases). Among adults, there was an increase in cases for vomiting (+14%, or +46 cases).

• Regarding mental health, there was an increase in cases involving depressive states among those aged 45 and older (+13%, or +12 cases).