vaccination campaign Fighting the flu and covid-19Commonly known as “double puncture” because it requires an injection in each arm, distribution of 336,497 doses of the vaccine began in Malaga on Monday in residential and disabled centers. In this way, the most vulnerable and exposed groups will begin to gain immunity.In other words, residents Seniors aged 85 and over as well as practicing health workers and students Who serves them. Groups of children aged 6 to 59 months were also found in the first sample.
However, general vaccination against both infections will not begin Until October 16 next year. The second group includes people over 70, children 6 months or older, adults with dangerous medical conditions, highly dependent people, their professional caregivers and pregnant women.
One of the centers that has started immunizing its members is Sainte Belém Residence
From Pedregalejo. In this regard, Rosa Lopez, a geriatrician at the center, stressed that it is “very important” to start vaccinations in October because “even though the weather is getting hotter, the flu season has already started.”Likewise, he stressed that the application of these methods has led to the fact that, overall, almost no cases of either infection have been recorded: “ We have zero flu incidence. “Yes, we are seeing bronchitis and pneumonia among residents with respiratory illnesses.”
Beyond that, the impact of Covid-19 has also been smaller: “There have been some cases throughout the year, I would estimate no more than 3%, and they’re not serious; it’s not like it was at the peak of the pandemic.” Although as mentioned According to reports, the disease’s appearance in the residence was postponed until 2020.
As for side effectLopez noted that since the double puncture was implemented, it’s “rare” that a resident has needed to take any medication to relieve symptoms. And, when they appear, they are restricted”Mild inflammation, general malaise, or low-grade fever”perform antipyretic treatment.
Rafaela Garcia belongs to a group of residents who don’t need any therapy and she puts down her drawings to express her thoughts “very good” Over-85s should be vaccinated ‘like children’
Likewise, it emphasizes that there are Waiting to give double dose Wait for that day. He also boldly stated that he had “never” felt sick after being vaccinated and hoped that would “continue”.
Andalusia has administered 2.2 million vaccine doses, 7.5% more than in 2022
The campaign was explained by Catalina García, Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs, after taking a question from journalists at the opening of the first Provincial Conference on Suicidal Behavior in Malaga on Monday. The Andalucia region has administered 2.2 million doses of vaccine, an increase of 7.5% compared to last year. “I hope and ask that Andalusians, who last year reached a record vaccination rate of 70% of over-65s, can recover and exceed” the 75% figure recommended by the United Nations.
Along these lines, Garcia stressed the importance of getting vaccinated against the coronavirus, which is currently dominant in Spain. (Omicron XBB.1.5), “So it adapts to existing variants, which is the most important thing for us.”
In this regard, regarding the incidence of this situation in Andalusia, he pointed out that when the number of hospitalizations increases significantly, it has an impact, “did not happen because there was already one Immunity is very important The impact on society is not just because we are vaccinated, but also because we gain immunity when we contract the virus. Many times we are already infected but we barely realize it, or the symptoms are so mild we don’t even get tested. “The herd immunity that we’ve always wanted to achieve has been achieved.”
Advisors are also focusing on the most vulnerable, advising those who are elderly, vulnerable or have complex medical conditions, Continue to use the mask before a period of more respiratory viruses spreads. “That time will come and it will protect them and it will protect those who are around them,” he added.