almost 2,800 children aged 6 to 59 months They received flu shots last Wednesday during a door-to-door vaccination day organized by the Ministry of Health.this means 1,000 people were protected from the virus compared to the average on a normal dayapproximately 1,700 vaccinations, representing a 62% increase.
Salud appreciates the responsibility and commitment of parents and guardians in protecting the health of minors and insists that even 170,000 children still need to be vaccinated in this event. Likewise, remember that given the impending peak in respiratory infections, it is important to continue to protect yourself against the virus through vaccination. A tool that has proven to be efficient and safe.
until today, 110,195 children have been vaccinated against influenzawhich means the coverage 40%. It should be remembered that childhood influenza vaccination began systematically during the last campaign in 2022-2023, covering 46% of the population in the first year from 6 to 59 months.
go through provinceMalaga tops the list with 648 children vaccinated, followed by Seville with 612 children vaccinated; Granada, 431; Almeria, 292; Cádiz, 241; Córdoba , 189; Jaén, 177; and finally Almeria, where 167 children were vaccinated that day without an appointment.
The Ministry of Health opened on Wednesday 309 points Influenza vaccinations are given to minors between six months and four years and eleven months in the morning and afternoon. The measure joins a door-to-door campaign targeting vulnerable adult groups that has been launched since December 12.
this Influenza vaccination coverage among children By province, Almeria 42.8%; Cadiz 29.3%; Córdoba 53.7%; Granada 42.6%; Huelva 31.3%; Jaén 52.5%; Malaga 34%; Seville Asia is 39.2%. By health district, the three districts with the highest coverage are Jaén-Sul, with 64.1%; Guadalquivir, with 59.9%; and Jaén, with 58.2%. The lowest number of registrations are in Gibraltar East (20.2%), Gibraltar East (21.1%) and Sierra de Cadiz (25.6%). By age group, influenza vaccination coverage for children aged 6 to 23 months reached 47.4%, and influenza vaccination coverage for children aged 24 to 59 months reached 33.8%.
Likewise, they emphasize Children under 5 years old have the highest incidence of influenza Every winter, they are the second-highest age group to be hospitalized for flu complications after people over 80.
During the 2022-23 campaign in Andalusia, it was observed that vaccinated people Hospital admissions reduced by 70% Due to complications from the flu. Children under six months of age cannot receive the flu vaccine, but they can be protected by their mothers receiving the vaccine during pregnancy, which is why the Department of Health and Consumer Affairs is calling on pregnant women to protect themselves from the virus, too. your child.