Epidemiologists remember flu vaccine may reduce pneumonia risk

The Spanish Epidemiological Society recalls that the influenza vaccine reduces the risk of contracting pneumonia. He did so during the entity’s vaccination meeting held at the Carlos III Health Institute.

Additionally, he talked about the importance of the monkeypox vaccine, which helps reduce cases of the disease.Starring on this day are alsopopulation needs and the availability of new vaccines as they determine vaccination calendars and plans,

According to experts. The purpose of this meeting was to reflect on this, taking advantage of existing vaccines that are increasingly adapted to citizens’ needs.

Epidemiologists analyzed Challenges facing vaccination programs today They pay particular attention to high-risk groups, flu vaccinations and monkeypox.

When experts talk about this issue Pneumonia is one of the major complications of influenzapresented an epidemiological study of more than 5,000 patients, which concluded: Flu vaccine reduces pneumonia with 16% effectiveness. They described the effect as “modest, but interesting.”

In addition, they guarantee “Vulnerable” is already a challenge in itself because it brings together conditions that are sometimes incomparable to each other and cannot be attributed to the same risk.

To this end, they said, “The first step in improving vaccination coverage in these groups is to understand who you want to reach and how to do it.”

Likewise, talking about the control of monkeypox, they explained that vaccination against the disease is “very relevant” in consolidating control of the outbreak. The incidence rate has declined, with the number of new cases reported in September last year falling by 16.2%.

compared with last month, according to epidemiologists.

Likewise, they detailed that Spain has administered more than 50,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine, which is currently 79% effective.

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