Murcia, the first region to vaccinate against influenza in schools for children aged 2, 3 and 4 years old – Murcia – San Javier

Murcia region leads the way Spain Influenza vaccination for children aged 2, 3 and 4 years.The success lies in the fact that the system has been adopted Intranasal To prevent these young children from getting punctures, schools are providing this product.

It all started with a pilot project in 24 schools last year that increased coverage to more than 20%. As a result, this year it has been expanded to 650 schools in the region, with results already very positive, when only 38% of students were vaccinated. Vaccination coverage currently stands at 54%, compared with 45% at the end of last year’s campaign.he has already told Dealing with Murcia

, Mathilde Zornosa He is a pediatrician in the vaccine service.

These good results are due to the fact that last year it was compulsory for parents to take their children to health centers to get vaccinated, whereas this year all schools in the area have been vaccinated.

In fact, Murcia is the first autonomous community to launch the system, following the launch of a pilot project last year. Also, the vaccine is given intranasally so the puncture will not harm the child.

intranasal vaccine

The region of Murcia is Leading the nation in influenza vaccination for children ages 2, 3 and 4and there are already other communities starting to apply the system, albeit on a smaller scale, e.g. Valenciahas been rolled out in three schools.

on the other hand, Ministry of Health Vaccination Plan

It has been updated with new content in the Murcia Health Center to provide interesting information related to the vaccine. This new tool is very useful for professionals to get detailed information and also to find all the questions and answers of citizens easily.

The website is one of the few vaccine-specific websites in Spanish and one of the first two websites to be recognized by the Spanish Vaccine Authority. World Health Organization in project “Vaccine Safety Net” As one of the organizations providing reliable information about vaccines.

You can consult this space at the Murcia Health Vaccination Center, which is divided into four sections: Citizens, Professionals, International Travel and School Vaccinations. It also includes a section of Frequently Asked Questions to address common questions about viral vaccines. meningococcihe Human papillomavirus, influenza and coronavirus, rotavirus, pneumococcus.

In addition to answering citizens’ frequently asked questions, you can inquire about administrative procedures such as requesting vaccine data certification, address changes for the Vaccine Registry and other public health programs, or requesting a digital COVID-19 certificate.

There is also information about vaccinations for international travel, which is independent of Vaccination plan for the region of Murcia, Rather, it is the responsibility of different international vaccination services, depending on ministry of health.