Influenza Vaccination – 2023-2024 – October 2023 – 2023 – News Archives – Newsletter

The entire common community is interested

The Public Health Committee of the Interregional Council for National Health Systems (CISNS) approved on September 12 that the 2023-2024 influenza vaccination campaign will cover the last week of September and October. This period guarantees an adequate supply of vaccines, optimizes the effectiveness of vaccination campaigns and allows adaptation to epidemiological patterns of infection and the characteristics of health organizations in each geographical area.

The target for the 2023-2024 influenza and Covid-19 vaccination season is vaccination coverage of 75% or more for older people, health and social care workers, and more than 60% for pregnant women and people with influenza. Medical conditions, risks.

Flu campaigns differ from Covid-19 vaccination campaigns in that the former target groups defined as specific risk groups and do not cover the majority of the population. They are not large in scale but the only defined age groups include the elderly. people. It also targets people with specific conditions and specific groups, such as healthcare or social care staff. These risk groups or target groups are identified by the Public Health Committee and then outlined by each autonomous region and project managed accordingly.

Mutual members enrolled in the public option will receive vaccinations at the appropriate public health service. Regarding the mutual benefit groups assigned to coordinating entities, it is worth remembering that the administration of influenza vaccines is included in the MUFACE Healthcare Concert. Therefore, the general rule is that common members of the risk group will receive their flu dose at the insurance company’s centre.

Regarding the partial overlap with the vaccination process with corresponding doses for Covid-19, it should be noted that, as always, the planning and administration of the vaccine is the responsibility of the autonomous communities. In its recommendation, the National Health Commission pointed out that based on existing publications, no difference in immune responses was found after the two vaccines were administered together or separately.

In certain risk groups and autonomous communities, the following exceptions can be highlighted:

• Protected people in the residence will receive dual vaccination against influenza and Covid-19, regardless of whether they are co-residents.
• exist andalusia (Information updated on October 13, 2023), People considered as co-members who choose private insurance and have signs of vaccination will receive the Covid-19 vaccination at authorized centers of the Andalusian Health Service. Covid-19 vaccine doses will continue to be unavailable from private sources. Regarding influenza vaccination, they must follow the instructions of their entity for vaccination, with the exception of people living in municipalities with less than 20,000 inhabitants, who will be vaccinated by the Andalusian Health Service under the Rural Agreement.
• exist Aragon, the vaccination campaign begins on Monday, October 16. To receive the vaccine, you must visit your entity. Regarding rural areas, in towns where there is a medical center, members of the common must go to the center, with the exception of Utebo, Egea, Caspe, La Almunia and Calatayud, where they must go to the common Medical center.
• exist castile and leon, the event started yesterday (October 10). Concord members who are in a high-risk group for influenza and wish to receive both doses may choose between the health center or their insurance entity for this purpose. Rural Accord co-members will receive dual vaccination at SACYL health centres.
• inside Madrid’s neighborhoodsThe event also starts on October 16 and lasts until January 31, 2024. Priority is given to the elderly, so the health and social well-being of people living in residential buildings, people over 65 years old and staff will be managed first. For Mutual Aid members, as always, a vaccination point is still available at the Enfermera Isabel Zendal public hospital for double vaccination by self-appointment (available from 10 October). Concordant members of a high-risk group for influenza who want to be vaccinated solely for this purpose must travel to their congruent entity.
• inside valencian community, co-members covered by private insurance who are designated for COVID-19 vaccination and influenza vaccination will be provided vaccinations at designated medical centers. If only influenza vaccination is indicated, it will be administered at an approved center designated by your insurance company.
• exist Extremadura, all people with risk factors due to age or any other factor can receive dual vaccination if they wish, regardless of their status as co-members and health choices at an SES center. On Monday, October 16, the dual vaccination campaign in residences began and will continue throughout the month. These sections will be published on the SES website soon. If a consistent co-member who only wants to receive the flu vaccine is in a high-risk group, he or she can receive the flu vaccine at their corresponding SES Health Center and at their entity’s consistent center.
• exist rioja, people belonging to mutual aid associations (MUFACE, ISFAS, MUGEJU) must be vaccinated at the same center where they usually receive health care. They must contact their entities to find out these centers.
• exist MelillaThe vaccination drive will be conducted from October 16 to December 15. The vaccines will be distributed free of charge by the municipality to vaccination centers in need, including the Rusadir Clinic for MUFACE beneficiaries. Therefore, we recommend that you contact your affiliated entity.

It is important to note that where there is a rural agreement, the Public Health Service (SPS) will administer influenza vaccinations to coordinated mutual benefit groups under the agreement. Therefore, co-members in the field will receive both vaccines at SPS centers, as is the case with public option co-members.For example, this situation is andalusia, castilla la mancha, castile and leon anyone Galicia.

Recommended by Mufis You will be informed in each municipality of the dates for each procedure, as well as the risk groups divided by age or other factors, and, where appropriate, the appointment system for such vaccinations in the entity to which you have consented.

Finally, it is worth noting that If the entity does not offer a vaccination coordination center, flu vaccines may be purchased at pharmacies. In this case, the concerted joint members belonging to the risk group will pay 100% and must subsequently claim the amount paid from the concerted entity. It is important to note that the vaccine should not be prescribed on MUFACE.