Today, a joint vaccination campaign against influenza and COVID-19 begins at the health center in Pitsas. The target population for the influenza vaccine is 91,310 people, of whom 57,047 are candidates to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the same time; that is, combined vaccination. Users can request an appointment by calling the Infosalut Connecta phone number 971 22 00 22.
The target population of the health area of Ibiza and Formentera is 91,310 people, of whom 5,381 are under 5 years of age, 53,381 are in vulnerable groups under 60 years of age and 32,548 are over 60 years of age. Regarding combined influenza and COVID-19 vaccination, 57,047 people can receive the combined vaccine. Among them, 345 are under 5 years old, 24,154 are under 60 years old, and 32,548 are over 60 years old.
The main goal of the campaign is to achieve high coverage with both vaccines across all risk groups.
The health region of Ibiza and Formentera has received the first batch of 18,290 vaccines to launch the vaccination campaign that started last Monday to vaccinate people living in institutions. Health professionals at Cammisis Hospital, Occupational Health Center and Formentera Hospital also started receiving vaccinations today.
It’s important to remember that this year’s flu protection incorporates new features, such as universal vaccination of children aged 6 to 59 months and the inclusion of smokers in the risk group.
Combination vaccination involves giving a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and the flu vaccine together. It is recommended that the following groups receive combined vaccination:
1. People over 60 years old.
2. Persons aged 5 years and over in disability centers and nursing homes, as well as other long-term institutions and residents of closed institutions.
3. People under 60 years old with high-risk diseases such as diabetes, chronic cardiovascular, neurological or respiratory diseases, kidney disease, chronic liver disease, chronic alcoholism, severe neuromuscular diseases, immunosuppression, HIV, cancer, celiac disease, chronic inflammatory diseases, etc. crowds and so on.
4. Pregnant women in any three months of pregnancy and women in the postpartum period (within 6 months postpartum and who have not been vaccinated during pregnancy).
5. People who live with people whose immune function is highly suppressed.
6. Personnel from public and private health and social health centers and institutions (health and non-health care).
7. Personnel engaged in essential public services, focusing on the following subgroups: national security forces and agencies, firefighters and civil protection services.