Influenza and COVID-19 in Córdoba

Cordoba enters Phase 0 for emergency department visits and hospitalizations due to respiratory virusManuel Murillo

this provinces Cordoba lie in Phase Zero of High Frequency Planningthe program is launched every October by the Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs of the Government of Andalusia and the Andalusian Health Service (SAS) Align health and human resources with incidence of acute respiratory infections Typical fall and winter season.in Stage 0 The assumption for this plan is The number of emergency visits has increased by less than 10% in the past three daysalthough Stage 1 According to the report, the increase in emergencies has been less than 10% for three consecutive days, and the emergency admission rate due to respiratory infections has exceeded 15%. When Phase 2 and Phase 3 are activated This is because these same standards are far superior.

First seen in Córdoba, Garcia Valley

SAS General Manager Valle García presented this information in her presentation on Friday. First official appearance in Córdoba and in Reina Sofia University Hospital

, He has been directing the Andalusian Health Service since he resigned from his previous responsibilities at the Córdoba Center. However, despite the fact that most Andalusian hospitals are in high-frequency Phase 0, Garcia calls for caution, Because respiratory infection cases have declined for three weeks, does not mean there may be a new peak influenzaas happened last Februarythe incidence of the virus seemed to be lower at that time.

Starting this Saturday, the wearing of masks will no longer be mandatory in health centers in Andalusia

García was accompanied by María José Ferrer, Deputy Director of Health Management of the SAS Hospital, and Ana Leal, Director of the Northern Health Region, also attended the press conference; Francisco Javier Fonce, Director of the Córdoba-Guadalquivir Health Region Card; Southern Health District Manager Pedro Manuel Castro and Reina Sofia Hospital General Manager Francisco Triviño. However, while the Reina Sofía, Alto Guadiato de Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo, Valle de los Pedroches de Pozoblanco and Puente Genil hospitals are in phase zero, Ferrer said the Infanta Margarita de Cabra and Montilla hospitals are in phase one from February 5 to 7 Today, this is the latest data analyzed.

Valle García, general manager of SAS, and head of Queen Reina Sofía.

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This deputy director SAS Pointing out that during the analysis period, from February 5 to 7, Córdoba handled a total of 3,245 hospital emergencies, a decrease of 5% from the previous week, but the number of admissions was 283, an increase of 29%, although the increase was very small. High, but Ferrell responded “within the normal range for these dates.” Regarding visits to primary care emergencies, of the 34 existing regions in Andalusia, 30 are in phase zero, three in phase one and one in phase two. In the province of Córdoba, only the Northern Health Zone is at level 1, Ferrer stressed.

Regarding the incidence of acute respiratory infections, the SAS general manager said that last week the incidence rate in Andalusia was 360 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, which means that this indicator has fallen again for the third consecutive week. This is why the Ministry of Health and SAS have decided that starting this Saturday, February 10, the obligation to wear masks will be lifted in health centers in the region.

Although fewer people are affected by these VirusGarcia reiterated the importance of influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations as tools that help avoid contagion or minimize the consequences when infection cannot be avoided. He stressed that, in fact, 2,495 people had been vaccinated in Andalusia last week. According to the head of SAS, a total of more than 1,800,000 doses of influenza vaccine and around 1,100,000 doses of influenza vaccine have been administered in the region during the current campaign. CoronavirusThese figures allow us to achieve 65% influenza vaccine coverage and 48% COVID-19 vaccine coverage in the region. This protection is greater in social health centers as influenza vaccine coverage reaches 91% and COVID-19 vaccine coverage Reach 85%.

Furthermore, Valle García highlighted that the proportion of young children vaccinated respiratory syncytial virusThe leading cause of bronchiolitis in children under 2 years old rose to 93%, resulting in a 68% reduction in hospital admissions.

María José Ferrer detailed that Andalusia is also in phase zero of the high-frequency plan at the hospital level, since the majority of hospitals (36) are at this level, while 8 hospitals are in phase 1; 7, 2; and 3, in 3.