Menorca Health District Hopes to provide flu vaccine to 60% of populationIn terms of risk, the proportion since last year (43.6%) has not reached even half and is well below the levels reached last season (2021/22), when Menorcans who received the flu vaccine were susceptible to this disease The proportion of disease was 51.1%.
Bàrbara Duque, director of nursing, called on island residents, who last year had the lowest immunity levels in the Balearics, to get vaccinated and return to the commitments made at these campaigns in the past.
Across the archipelago, the new vaccination campaign targets 724,719 people.Of those, 475,555 were candidates for covid-19 vaccination; that is, wearing combined vaccination. In the case of Menorca, the target population is 54,669 people, of whom 37,981 are candidates for dual vaccination.
The campaign for both injections starts this Monday at the Balearic Health Center and you can make an appointment by calling the following number: 971 22 00 00. It targets everyone over the age of 60; prisoners in centers and nursing homes for people with disabilities; people with high-risk medical conditions such as diabetes or chronic illness; pregnant women; staff in health and social care centers and workers in essential public services.
In addition to the previous groups, it is also recommended Universal childhood vaccination for the first time Between 6 months and 5 years.