Castile and León Influenza Vaccination Tips

The Ministry of Health organized No need to make an appointment for flu vaccine “marathon” at different vaccination sites Distributed in all health areas of urban and rural communities.

Purpose: Increase the proportion of people who are immune Masks are now again mandatory to enter health centers and recommended on public transport and in other risk settings such as nursing homes.

As the incidence of the disease does not decrease in the coming weeks, Castile and Leon will seek to achieve higher levels of immunization.

The latest update on who has been vaccinated shows that they make up 61.3% of those aged over 60 – considered a vulnerable group – while 52.6% of those aged under two and 34.6% of those under two have been vaccinated. People between the ages of two and five.

one day This Saturday, people kept coming.

The initiative will continue this Sunday, with anyone wishing to receive a flu vaccine able to do so without an appointment between 10am and 8pm. As far as rural people are concerned, they can visit the Continuing Care Reference Center (PAC) from 10 am to 1 pm.

The vaccination campaign against influenza and covid-19 began on October 3 in residential homes for the elderly and dependents in Castile and Leon, while on October 10 the injection was rolled out to those targeted by this preventive measure vulnerable groups.

As an innovative initiative, the campaign includes influenza vaccination for infants aged 6 to 59 monthswhich also includes vaccination against bronchiolitis.

In the case of bronchiolitis, babies born after October are vaccinated in the hospital, while those born between March and October are immunized in their health centers.

Castile and León has a total of 805,500 doses of influenza vaccine, with an investment of 10.5 million euros.