Michoacan begins flu and COVID-19 vaccinations

Target is to immunize 1 million 327,000 people

In Michoacán, vaccination campaigns have successfully begun against seasonal influenza and COVID-19, respiratory diseases that can cause death if complicated but are preventable through annual vaccinations.

Fabio Silahua Silva, Director of the Epidemiology Department of the Michoacán State Health Department (SSM), reported that the goal is to reach 1 million 327,000 Michoacans in all centers from October 16, 2023 to March 31, 2024 Get immunized. , the clinics of the National Institute for Employee Security and Social Services (ISSSTE) and the Family Medicine Unit of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS).

In addition, any patient over the age of 5 can also request a COVID-19 vaccine, as both biologics must be administered every year before winter to protect the population from complications such as pneumonia and avoid hospitalization during cold periods.

Symptoms of the flu are fever above 38°C; cough and headache; accompanied by one or more of the following signs, such as runoff; nasal congestion and redness; muscle and joint pain; prostration (collapse); chest, swallowing, and stomach pain; and diarrhea. COVID-19, on the other hand, presents with dry cough, fever, headache and chest pain, burning throat, difficulty breathing, muscle pain, runny nose and diarrhea.

Once infection occurs, you should drink plenty of water, stay at home, do not self-medicate, and seek medical attention immediately so that the doctor can prescribe targeted antiviral treatment. In the first phase of influenza vaccination, priority will be given to all minors, 6 to 6 years old People aged 59 months, people with severe comorbidities, immunosuppressed patients, senior citizens, pregnant women and healthcare workers.