The main innovation of the campaign is the vaccination of children aged 6 to 59 months against influenza
The representative of the territory, Leticia García, presented this morning the vaccination campaign against influenza and Covid-19, which will start next Tuesday, October 3, for people in residential areas, a week later On October 10, the vaccination will be conducted for the general public in the region. Recommended groups. A total of 66,057 doses of flu vaccine and 700 doses of niversivimab, a drug that targets the respiratory syncytial virus known as bronchiolitis, will be available in the province. The flu vaccine and the COVID-19 vaccine are administered independently.
Leticia García stated that “the influenza and Covid-19 campaign will start on October 3 in senior centers and will continue from October 10 on the general population in the recommended vaccine groups.” In addition, the representative stressed that “the health and social health personnel will be able to receive both vaccines in the workplace by referring to occupational health services; for the remaining groups aged 60 and above and under 60 with risk factors, each health district determines who can receive them based on their social, demographic and health status Where to vaccinate and how to make an appointment. Therefore, it is possible to request a vaccination appointment a few days before October 10 through the usual channels: the Sacyl Conecta app, the phone number of your health center and the Castile and Leon Health Portal .
bronchiolitis immunity
A novelty in this year’s immunization program is the emergence of a new drug called Nirsevimab, which helps immunize against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), known as bronchiolitis. Zamora has 700 doses of the drug. In this way, children born between March 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024 can receive a single dose of the vaccine.
Depending on the child’s date of birth, the vaccine will be administered in a hospital or health center, so children born on or after October 1 will receive the monoclonal antibody at the birth hospital, while children born on or after October 1 will receive it at the birth hospital. The hospital accepts monoclonal antibody vaccination. Doses will be received in the usual health centers or vaccination centers in March and September.
For a group of infants at high risk for severe RSV disease, preterm infants younger than 35 weeks will receive a single dose of the new drug Nirsevimad before they are 12 months old. Patients with congenital heart disease, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, or severe immunosuppression will receive this drug before each RSV season, before age 24 months, and at the time of immunization.
Vaccination of susceptible groups
Flu and Covid-19 vaccinations are recommended for:
· Persons 60 years of age or older.
· Persons 5 years of age or older in disability centers and nursing homes, as well as other long-term residents and residents of closed institutions.
· People under 60 years of age with the following risk conditions: diabetes and Cushing’s syndrome, morbid obesity, chronic cardiovascular, neurological or respiratory diseases (including bronchopulmonary dysplasia), cystic fibrosis and asthma, chronic kidney disease and Nephrotic syndrome, hemoglobinopathies and anemia or hemophilia, other coagulation disorders and chronic bleeding disorders, as well as patients with blood products and multiple blood transfusions, asplenia or severe splenic dysfunction, chronic liver disease (including chronic alcoholism), severe neurological disease Muscle diseases, immunosuppressive (including primary immunodeficiencies and due to HIV) infections or drugs, and transplant recipients and complement deficiencies – cancer and hematological malignancies, cerebrospinal fluid fistulas and cochlear implantation or waiting, celiac disease, chronic Inflammatory diseases, diseases that cause cognitive impairment – Down syndrome, dementia, etc.
· Pregnant women in any trimester of pregnancy and women in the postpartum period (within 6 months postpartum) who were not vaccinated during pregnancy.
· People who live with someone who has a highly suppressed immune system.
· Staff in public and private health and social care centres.
· As well as those working in essential public services, such as national security forces and corps, firefighters or civil protection personnel.
In addition to the above, it is recommended that the following groups of people receive influenza vaccination:
· Population of children aged 6 to 59 months. This is a novelty in the immunization calendar of Castilla and León. Children 6 to 23 months will receive the vaccine intramuscularly, and children 24 to 59 months will receive the vaccine intranasally.
· Education center staff at any educational level.
· People between the ages of 5 and 59 are at higher risk for complications from the flu. This group includes smokers.
· Students on internship at the Center for Health and Social Care.
· People who work on farms, poultry farms, pig farms or mink farms or who come into contact with wild animals.
Flu vaccine
Specifically, the available vaccines correspond to five types, which are administered at different vaccination sites every week:
· 18,418 doses of the quadrivalent inactivated vaccine – which can be given to infants from 6 months of age – preferably for the healthy general population between 6 and 23 months of age and between 60 and 64 years of age, as well as for high-risk groups (Vaxigrip tetra).
· 42,000 doses of adjuvanted quadrivalent inactivated vaccine for use in the non-institutionalized general population 65 years and older (Fluad tetra).
· 4,184 quadrivalent inactivated units with high antigenic load intended for use by people over 60 years of age housed in residential homes for the elderly and highly dependent people (Efluelda).
· 25 quadrivalent inactivated vaccines for people allergic to antibiotics (Flucelvax tetra).
· 1,430 doses of the quadrivalent attenuated vaccine for intranasal administration, targeting children aged 24 to 59 months (Fluenz tetra, €445,454.10).
Castile and Leon Covid-19 vaccine
The vaccine against Covid-19 to be administered this season is a monovalent vaccine that ensures protection against circulating strains of SARS-CoV-2. Castile and León will receive just over 400,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines from the Ministry of Health on a weekly basis until the last week of October, with almost 26,000 doses already given so far Arrival at the Territorial Health Service to start the vaccination drive. Vaccination campaign.
Balance of 2022 Flu Campaign
Regarding the balance of the regional campaign for 2022, a total of 720,492 people have been vaccinated against influenza in Castile and León, of which 58,280 are in Zamora, accounting for 34.71% of those immunized, the fifth most vaccinated province. its population.
The proportion of people vaccinated varies by age, with nearly 85% of people over 75 being vaccinated last year, the highest proportion among the age groups. The share was similarly high at 77% among the 65 to 75 age group, falling to nearly 70% among the 60 to 65 age group and 59 and under. Significant decline, the proportion is about 12%.