Castile and León has set the date for the start of vaccinations against influenza and COVID-19

For the 2023-2024 campaign, the Ministry of Health purchased 805,500 doses of flu vaccine. Total expenditure was €10,527,058, which included a new intranasal vaccine for children aged 24 to 59 months.

Regarding the flu, the campaign will target those who are at higher risk of developing complications from the flu, as well as those 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.

Get flu and Covid-19 vaccinations Recommended for the following people:

– Persons aged 60 or above.

– People aged 5 and over in disability centers and nursing homesand others who are long-term institutionalized and live in closed institutions.

– Minors under 60 years old are in the following dangerous situations: Diabetes and Cushing’s syndrome, morbid obesity, chronic cardiovascular, neurological or respiratory diseases (including bronchopulmonary dysplasia), cystic fibrosis and asthma, chronic kidney disease and nephrotic syndrome, hemoglobinopathies and anemia or hemophilia , other coagulation and bleeding disorders and recipients of blood products and multiple transfusions, asplenia or severe splenic dysfunction, chronic liver disease (including chronic alcoholism), severe neuromuscular disease, immunosuppression (including primary Immunodeficiencies and immunodeficiencies caused by HIV infection or drugs) as well as transplant recipients and complement deficiencies–, cancers and hematological malignancies, cerebrospinal fluid fistulas and cochlear implants or waiting for one of them, celiac disease, chronic inflammatory diseases, leading to cognition Disorders and disorders of cognitive dysfunction—Down syndrome, dementia, etc.—

– pregnant Women during any trimester of pregnancy and during the postpartum period (up to 6 months postpartum) who were not vaccinated during pregnancy.

– People Living with someone who is highly immunosuppressed.

– Health and Social Wellness Center Staff Public and private.

– And those people They perform essential public servicessuch as national security forces and agencies, firefighters or civil protection departments, etc.

Flu vaccine recommendations

In addition to the above, it is also recommended Flu vaccination arrive:

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.

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 omicron strain XBB.1.5 subvariant (preferably XBB.1.5), ensuring protection against the circulating strain 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.

When and how to make an appointment

Flu and Covid campaign will be October 3, Senior Center, And will continue to target the general population among those recommended for vaccination starting from October 10. For those accommodated in residences, their vaccination will be carried out by health professionals from each health district of Castile and León, who will visit these institutions to receive both vaccines. Their presence will be used to vaccinate the professionals working there.

Health and social hygiene staff will be able to receive both vaccines in the workplace by referring to occupational health services. For the remaining people aged 60 and above and those under 60 with risk factors, each health district determines where vaccinations are available and how to make appointments based on social, demographic and health conditions. . , among others.

this Vaccination appointments can be requested days before October 10 Through the usual channels: the Sacyl Conecta app, the phone number of your health center and the Castile and Leon Health Portal.

Balance of 2022 Flu Campaign

Castile and Leon’s 2022 campaign against influenza shows that 3 out of 10 people in this community have been vaccinated, with 720,492 vaccinated citizens.

In relative terms, this figure represents 30.31% of the population of Castile and León, a slight decrease compared to 2021 (quantified by 0.45%), from 734,125 to 720,492 people.

During the 2022 regional anti-influenza campaign, the proportion of vaccinations in different age groups remained at the following percentages: among people aged 59 years and younger, 11.28% of the total population of Castile and León (177,462 users); Between 60 and 64 years old, 42.22% (77,048 people vaccinated); Between 65 and 69 years old, 60.88% (93,181 people); Between 70 and 74 years old, 72.99% (97,595 people); 75 years and above , 82.35% (274,998); unspecified, 208.

It was observed that the number of vaccinations decreased in several age groups, but there was a significant increase in the number of vaccinations and their percentage in the age groups of 60 to 64 years and 65 to 69 years.

By province, total immune population The numbers for the last election were: Ávila, 53,839 (33.85% of the total population); Burgos, 101,532 (28.76%); Leon, 127,727 (28.25%); Palencia, 50,209 (31.91%) ; Salamanca, 102,155 (31.29%); Segovia, 44,546 (28.96%); Soria, 28,572 (32.05%); Valladolid, 153,049 (29.56%); Zamora, 58,280 (34.71%); no provincial affiliation ,583.

Regarding regional health managers, the proportion of health professionals vaccinated in the 2022 campaign increased by 5 percentage points from 56.54% in the previous campaign to 60.97%; a total of 21,631 people were vaccinated, distributed according to the field of care as follows: Primary​ ​Primary care, 4,826 people (56%), hospital care, 16,559 people (62.36%) and health emergencies, 246 people (79.10%).

Another indicator of the target monitoring of influenza vaccination throughout the national health system is pregnant women, of whom 3,851 have been vaccinated, representing 40.83% of pregnant women in the community; in the case of the 24,627 workers in Castile and León, who have passed the occupational/ Mutual Aid Risk Prevention Services administered the flu vaccine.

bronchiolitis immunity

Another novelty in the immunization calendar of Castilla and León is the inclusion of a new drug (Nirsevimab) that provides immunity against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), an infection with the usual Said bronchiolitis.

As the immunization program ramps up, Castile and León will offer a single dose of niselumab to all children born between March 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024, during the 2023-2024 campaign.

According to date of birth, Medication will be given at a hospital or health center:

– People born on or after October 1 will receive monoclonal antibodies at birth in the hospital.

– For people born between March and September, there will be a specific campaign at the beginning of the RSV season, during October, to administer the vaccine at health centers or regular vaccination centres.

In addition, Nirsevimab will be used in children at high risk for severe RSV disease, including:

– Premature infants under 35 weeks of age, single dose before 12 months of age.

– Patients with congenital heart disease.

– Patients with bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

– Patients with severe immunosuppression.

Patients with congenital heart disease, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, or severe immunosuppression will receive Nirsevimab before each RSV season, before 24 months of age, and at the time of immunization.