Nicolás Kreplak, head of the health department, today announced the launch of the 2024 influenza vaccination campaign, which aims to reduce complications, hospitalizations, deaths and sequelae caused by influenza virus infection in high-risk groups.
The flu, or influenza, is a respiratory viral illness that usually occurs during the coldest months of the year, and most affected people recover without medical treatment. However, young children, the elderly, pregnant or postpartum women, and people with risk factors may develop serious complications from the disease.
The National Vaccination Program includes an annual flu vaccine for high-risk groups and is available free of charge. All vaccinations free Province of Buenos Aires. (See vaccination centers by political party)
It is important to remember that the flu vaccine cannot spread disease because it is made with inactivated (dead) virus, and it can be used with the COVID-19 vaccine, pneumococcal vaccine, or other national vaccines. calendar.
Who should get the flu vaccine?
- health personnel
- Pregnant women: Take one dose during any trimester of pregnancy.
- Postpartum population: If not given during pregnancy (preferably before discharge from the maternity hospital), give one dose within 10 days of delivery.
- Boys and girls between 6 months and 2 years
- People aged 2 to 64 years old Risk factors (no doctor’s prescription required)
- People 65 and older: One dose annually.
- Strategic talent.
Through this vaccination campaign, the goal is to achieve a coverage rate of 95% or equal to various high-risk groups.
To prevent the flu, you must apply One dose per year, Ensure immunity to the flu virus variants that circulate each season.
people People 65 and older and people 2 to 64 years old with risk factorsTogether with health personnel, boys and girls aged 6 to 24 months, pregnant women constituted the group identified as risk of developing severe influenza, Therefore, they are a target group for influenza vaccination campaigns. These risk groups do not require a medical order to require vaccination.
For boys and girls 6 to 24 months of age, the first dose is given as two doses 30 days apart and then annually; for pregnant women, the indicated annual dose is given during any trimester of pregnancy or in the postpartum period , up to 10 days.
Given the possible complications of the disease in these populations, It is extremely important to get the flu vaccine as soon as possible. Protect against influenza viruses before they are at their most severe.