this week Activity Immunization Fights respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). RSV is a major cause of respiratory infections, e.g. Bronchiolitis or pneumonia in children under six months of age.
this total contract dose The 2023-2024 campaign in Andalusia has 63,600 people and a total budget of 13.8 million euros. The doses will be administered to all children born between October 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024. Likewise, the injection will also be given to all babies born between April 1 and September 30, 2023, that is, those captured at the end of this vaccination. moon.
The Jerez Health District has not yet announced the doses destined for the city, but it has 8,691 doses of vaccine will be allocated to the province. Is it a vaccine? It is not a vaccine per se, but a monoclonal antibody that is administered as a vaccine to prevent bronchiolitis. Cristina Marín, a prevention specialist at the University Hospital of Puerto Real, explains: “This is a passive immunity.administer antibodies neutralize virus when they are exposed to it. In a vaccine, after a viral antigen is injected, your body reacts and produces antibodies. The antibodies are injected directly so they do not interfere with defenses and do not rely on the baby’s own immunity.
“This is important because we want to avoid bronchiolitis, an infection that affects the airways and respiratory tract. For children under 6 months of age, it represents a very significant disease burden.. In this age group, up to 70% of hospital admissions during the coldest months of the year are caused by the virus. This also has consequences for children,” Marin stressed.
Additionally, children under one year old will be treated history of premature birth Infants under 35 weeks, and other infants under 24 months with very high-risk chronic conditions.
from Preventive Medicine They stressed that the response from families who were asked to give their children consent to take the dose was overwhelmingly positive.
This immunization can effectively and safely prevent infection with this virus, a respiratory disease that first occurs in autumn and winter. In this sense, it is recommended that all parents with children under six months of age accept the invitation for RSV immunization.Last year, infections with this virus continued Andalusia welcomes 301 minors (during the largest peak in November).