High protection masks (FFP2 and FFP3) as well as paracetamol have increased their sales in pharmacies during the sixth wave of covid, according to a report from the Cofares Trends Observatory
A woman walks in front of a graffiti in Barcelona protected by a mask due to the coronavirus epidemic. EFE/Enric Fontcuberta
Continuous adaptation. These are the two words with which the Cofares report summarizes the two years of the pandemic, a period in which health products to protect against the virus have been changing depending on the successive Covid waves and health recommendations.
Thus, during the months between November 2021 and January 2022 (until the 19th), there has been a notable increase in the demand for high protection masks, and an increase in the demand for paracetamol in Spanish pharmacies, coinciding with the sixth wave of covid.
Specifically, according to data from Cofares, the leading cooperative in pharmaceutical distribution in Spain, the demand for masks FFP2 and FFP3 increased by +642%, while, in tune with the winter season and the confluence of colds and viruses, paracetamol grew by +60% compared to the same period.
“The high rate of spread of the omicron variant -sixth wave- and the return of the mandatory nature of the mask outdoors in December are some of the factors that have been able to favor this significant upturn, together with the fact that the population is aware of the high transmission of omicron”, they point out from the organization’s Data area.
FFP2 and FFP3 have a effectiveness high filter -92%, in the first case, and 98%, in the second, although the specifications of each manufacturer must be observed-, protecting against environmental particles and aerosols and preventing us from inhaling harmful particles, including those that cause the spread of the coronavirus.
If the data is compared month by month with respect to the previous year, it can be seen that, in November 2021, the increase was +206%, going from +931% in December to +959% in January (ten days before the end of the month).
By autonomous communities, notable increases in demand higher protection masks, between November and January, well above the average in Navarra (+1,104%), Catalonia (+1,003%), the Canary Islands (+840%), La Rioja (+796%), Aragón (+746%) or the Community of Madrid (+674%).
In relation to the paracetamol demand in the analyzed period, Ceuta (+274%), Navarra (+114%), La Rioja (+91%), Andalucía (+84%), Aragón (+81%) and Murcia (+70%) are the communities self-employed that have presented the greatest increase, adds this report of Cofares.
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