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Drafting. – The Junta of Castile and León starts a vaccination campaign against influenza and Covid-19 next Tuesday, the 10th, targeting the general population among those recommended for vaccination. The campaign started on October 3 and targets people who are institutionalized, mainly in nursing homes.
Vaccination appointments can be requested through the usual channels: the Sacyl Conecta app, the phone number of your health center, or in person and on the Castile and Leon Health Portal.
It is important to remember that the vaccination takes place mainly in health centers and you must bring your ID card and health card; you must wear comfortable clothes so that the vaccine can be administered quickly in your arm; if you have a fever or any symptoms of discomfort, you are not You should get a flu or Covid-19 vaccine; you should not get a Covid-19 vaccine if it has been less than three months since your last vaccination or less than three months since your last illness.
Regarding the flu, the campaign targets people who are at higher risk of complications from the flu and who may be at higher risk of transmitting the flu to other complications.
The aim of Covid-19 vaccination is to increase the protection of the most vulnerable people and health and social care workers, in order to reduce morbidity and mortality and the impact of the disease on health care capacity.
Flu and Covid-19 vaccinations are recommended for:
- Persons 60 years of age or older.
- Persons 5 years of age or older in disability centers and nursing homes, as well as other long-term residents and residents of closed institutions.
- People under 60 years of age with the following risk conditions: diabetes and Cushing’s syndrome, morbid obesity, chronic cardiovascular, neurological or respiratory disease (including bronchopulmonary dysplasia), cystic fibrosis and asthma, chronic kidney disease and kidney disease Syndrome, hemoglobinopathies and anemia or hemophilia, other coagulation disorders and chronic bleeding disorders, as well as patients with blood products and multiple transfusions, asplenia or severe splenic dysfunction, chronic liver disease (including chronic alcoholism), severe neuromuscular Disease, immunosuppression (including primary immunodeficiency and due to HIV infection) or drugs, as well as transplant recipients and complement deficiencies, cancer and hematological malignancies, cerebrospinal fluid fistulas and cochlear implantation or waiting, celiac disease, chronic inflammation Diseases, disorders and diseases that cause cognitive impairment – Down syndrome, dementia, etc.
- Pregnant women in any trimester of pregnancy and women in the postpartum period (up to 6 months postpartum) who were not vaccinated during pregnancy.
- People who live with highly immunosuppressed people.
- Staff in public and private health and social care centres.
- and those working in essential public services such as national security forces, firefighters or civil defence.
In addition to the above, it is recommended that the following groups of people receive influenza vaccination:
- Population of children aged 6 to 59 months. This is a novelty in the immunization calendar of Castilla and León. Children 6 to 23 months will receive the vaccine intramuscularly, and children 24 to 59 months will receive the vaccine intranasally. Recruitment of these children will occur directly from primary care pediatric consultations.
- Education center staff at any educational level.
- People between the ages of 5 and 59 are at higher risk for complications from the flu. This group includes smokers.
- Students undertake internships at the Center for Health and Social Care.
- People who work on a farm, poultry farm, pig farm or mink farm or come into contact with wild animals.
Covid-19 vaccine
The Covid-19 vaccine for the 2023-2024 season is a monovalent vaccine against the XBB.1.5 subvariant of the omicron strain, preferably XBB.1.5, which ensures protection against circulating strains of SARS-CoV -2.
Until the last week of October, Castile and Leon will receive just over 400,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines from the Ministry of Health. These vaccines are administered weekly. So far, nearly 26,000 doses of the vaccine have arrived at the Territorial Health Service.
bronchiolitis immunity
Another novelty in the immunization calendar of Castilla and León is the inclusion of a new drug (Nirsevimab) that provides immunity against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), an infection with Commonly known as bronchiolitis.
As the immunization program ramps up, Castile and León will give a single dose of Niservimab to all children born between March 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024, during the 2023-2024 campaign. Children born before September 30 will receive a single dose of Niservimab. Call from the health center; people born on or after October 1 will be vaccinated at the hospital.