Next Tuesday, October 3, the vaccination campaign against influenza and covid-19 will begin for people in institutions, specifically in San Antonio de Padua, Hojar San José, San Antonio, Noviciado and La Fuen Special residential area. As José Antonio Rubio, territorial representative of the Junta of Castile and León, explained yesterday, this activity will be carried out on the 11th for the general population in the advisory groups. José Jolín, Health Assistance Manager; Luis Fernando Román, Head of Health Services; and Pilar Solís, Director of Primary Care Nursing.
As part of this flu vaccination campaign, the Ministry of Health has allocated 66,866 doses of vaccine to the province, which will be received weekly. Among them, 25,998 are quadrivalent inactivated vaccines that can be vaccinated starting from 6-month-old infants, and are preferably suitable for healthy general population and high-risk groups aged 6 to 23 months and 60 to 64 years old. 34,610 doses of adjuvanted quadrivalent inactivated vaccine intended for the non-institutionalized general population 65 years and older; 4,608 units of high antigen load quadrivalent inactivated vaccine intended for use in nursing homes for those 60 years and older Provide services to people and highly dependent people at home; 20 doses of quadrivalent inactivated vaccine for people allergic to antibiotics; and 1,630 doses of intranasally administered quadrivalent attenuated vaccine targeting those 24 to 59 months of age child.
Regarding covid-19, what will be vaccinated in the 2023-2024 season is a monovalent vaccine against the XBB.1.5 subvariant of the omicron strain, preferably XBB.1.5, which ensures protection against circulating strains of Sars-CoV-2 Provide protection. By the last week of October, Castile and Leon will receive just over 400,000 doses of vaccine from the Ministry of Health, with Palencia receiving 47,828 doses.
The vaccination campaign will start on October 3 (until the 31st in urban health centers and until the 11th in rural health centres), targeting the host population, migrant population, health and social health personnel, and will continue until the 11th (until the 11th End of activity) for risk groups and cohabitants, as well as the general population (60 and over, starting with those 80 and over), who must make an appointment.
For those living in institutions, their vaccinations will be administered by health professionals from the health regions who will travel to the facilities to receive both vaccines. Their presence will be used to infuse professionals working there.
Starting from the following Monday before October 11, vaccination appointments can be requested within a few days through the usual channels: the Sacyl Conecta app, the phone number of your health center and www.saludcastillayleon.es.
Rubio recalled that flu and Covid-19 vaccines are available to people 60 years of age or older; people who have been confined to disability centers and nursing homes for five years or more, as well as other long-term institutionalized people and residents of closed institutions.
It is also recommended for patients under 60 years of age with diabetes and Cushing’s syndrome, morbid obesity, chronic cardiovascular, neurological or respiratory diseases, hemoglobinopathies and anemia or hemophilia, severe neuromuscular disease, immunosuppression (primary and immunodeficiency ) people are vaccinated. caused by HIV infection or drugs, and in transplant recipients and complement deficiencies), cancer and hematological malignancies, cerebrospinal fluid fistulas and cochlear implantation or waiting, celiac disease, chronic inflammatory diseases, leading to cognitive impairment Disorders and Diseases: Down syndrome, dementia, and more.
Pregnant and postpartum women in any trimester of pregnancy (up to 6 months postpartum and not vaccinated during pregnancy); people living with someone who is highly immunosuppressed; staff of public and private health and social care centers; and Persons working in essential public services (national security forces and corps, firefighters, civil protection) are also among the groups recommended for vaccination.
childish. Likewise, influenza vaccination is recommended for children between 6 and 59 months of age, an innovation in the immunization program in Castilla and León. Children 6 to 23 months will be vaccinated intramuscularly, and children 24 to 59 months will be vaccinated intranasally. Vaccination is also recommended for education center staff of any education level, people between the ages of 5 and 59 who are at increased risk of complications from influenza (including smokers), and students working in health and social practice. Workers in health centers and on farms, poultry farms, pig farms or mink farms or who come into contact with wild animals.
José Antonio Rubio noted that predictions are that “the flu will increase, as happened in previous campaigns when people stopped using masks,” and he recommended that people continue to use masks if they have respiratory illnesses to avoid contagion.
Previous activities. Presenting the vaccination campaign against influenza and covid-19, the regional representative of the Commission explained that a total of 50,209 people were vaccinated in the province of Palencia last year, representing 31.91% of the population, one of the highest proportions in the province. Castile and Leon, behind Zamora (34.71%), Avila (33.85%) and Soria (32.05%).
By age group, the proportion is as follows: 11,581 people aged 59 and under, accounting for 11.32%; 5,884 people aged 60 to 64 years old (inclusive), accounting for 44.43%; 7,123 people aged 65-69, accounting for 62.87%; 70 -7,115 people are 74 years old, accounting for 77.52%; 18,506 people are 75 years old and above, accounting for 86.86%.
Regarding staff in the regional health management, the number of health professionals vaccinated during the Palencia 2022 campaign is 1,317, distributed by health care sector as follows: primary care, 370 (56.92%), hospitals, 947 (55.22%) ).
Another target for influenza vaccination across national health systems is pregnant women. In the case of Palencia, during the last event, 127 people were vaccinated, accounting for 22.76% of pregnant women.
Finally, it is noteworthy that 1,466 workers received influenza vaccination through occupational/mutual aid risk prevention services.