bells seasonal vaccinations Respiratory infections (influenza and seasonal doses of vaccine against Covid-19) in the Region of Murcia will be Next Monday, October 9inside nursing hometo immunize people who are at higher risk of complications and those who might spread it to them.
In the meantime, flu vaccinations will continue. Children 6 to 59 months Age at which vaccines are not administered in a school setting.
Health Secretary Juan José Pedreño today provided details of the event, explaining that the first people to receive the seasonal vaccine against Covid-19 will be nursing homes and Users of homes for persons with disabilities, and social health worker center of.
Once settled, flu vaccinations will begin, as well as seasonal doses of the vaccine against Covid-19, from 16 October. People 80 years or older, and As health care workers and essential workers.
Influenza vaccination will be open from October 30 Persons aged 60 or aboveand other people belonging to risk groups and priority groups, such as pregnant women, at the usual health centers and vaccination stations.
What is novel is that smokers are also listed as a risk group for the flu vaccine this year.
people Non-priority groups for influenza vaccination They will be able to get vaccinated at the end of the event.
In addition, the Murcia region this year began vaccinating children born in 2019 and 2020 in the first and second grades of early childhood education with influenza vaccines in schools. The intranasal vaccine is used to facilitate family vaccination, which has been well received by some people. Those involved.
During this season, the Ministry of Health has obtained 391,000 doses of flu vaccine10,000 more than the previous period.
The advisor stressed that “influenza vaccination and seasonal doses of vaccination against Covid-19 are the most effective preventive measures against these infections and their complications.”
He also emphasized that “You must get vaccinated every yearas the composition of the vaccine adapts to the antigenic changes of circulating viruses expected during the season, and the antibody titer drops significantly, Occurs within a few months of vaccination. ”
In addition, healthy people Between 65 and 80 years old They and people with risk conditions should take the opportunity to check their pneumococcal vaccination status, and people born in 1958 should take the opportunity to check their shingles vaccination status.
The total cost of this influenza and pneumococcal vaccination campaign is €2,385,000.