Children’s flu vaccination event held at Salitre Gardens in Murcia

Murcia.this Monday, November 27Teachers’ Day is a holiday in education centers with flu vaccination drives for children under five years old.it’s in progress Salit Gardens Municipal Office The service will last until 2:30 pm, explained Murcia Health Commissioner Pilar Torres, who also detailed that there is no need to apply for an appointment and that the service will be open to all interested families.

To this end, the health department hopes to take advantage of non-school days to make vaccination more convenient and simple for children between six months and five years old, the age group recommended by the ministry this season.Added in betrayal format new inhaled vaccine, suitable for babies aged two to four years old. The anti-flu campaign starts on October 9, although by September 25, people born in 2019 and 2020 have already started to be vaccinated in schools.

The commission’s latest figures report that the service has been immunized 115 children

and remembering that “promoting vaccination of children under five years of age is very important because in this age group there are more consultations, more hospital admissions (68% of admitted minors do not have any risk factors) and than in those over 65 years The situation of people is more serious.”

The entire population will be vaccinated next Friday December 1. They note that the goal is to reduce morbidity and mortality from influenza and Covid-19, especially among vulnerable groups who are most vulnerable to the disease. The influenza vaccination rate for people over 60 years old in Murcia was 62.78% in the last campaign, which is higher than the 61.49% in the previous campaign.