Nearly 43,000 people will die from COVID-19, influenza and pneumonia in 2022

The Spanish Vaccine Association (AEV) launches the “Best Plans for This Winter” campaign aimed at Influenza, covid-19 and pneumococcal vaccinations are encouragedwhich includes people over 60, vulnerable groups and parents of children aged 6 months to 4 years.

In Spain, respiratory diseases are the third leading cause of death in 2022, with A total of 42,979 people died. this influenza caused every year 28,000 people hospitalizedIn children, two-thirds occur in healthy minors. In the 2019-2020 season, 3,900 people died from the disease.

“People are starting to have The risk is greater as you age“We must be vaccinated to keep our immune systems strong,” said AEV President Jaime Pérez, stressing that this was the “best chance to protect ourselves.”

Perez made these statements during a campaign briefing on Friday. “Raising awareness among those who still have doubts“, he emphasized that vaccination is “a healthy lifestyle habit.”

AEV spokesman and pediatrician Fernando Moraga-Llop warned: “The disease burden of influenza is very high“And explained that in 2019, there were more hospitalizations among children under five years old (52.4 per 100,000 inhabitants).

according to Coronavirus diseasethe scientific association recalls It was the most common cause of death in 2022, with 31,559 deaths; 96% of them are over 60 years old.

They also advise people over 60 to check their vaccination status pneumococcigiven that 40% of pneumonia cases in adults require hospitalization.

Judging from the associations they influence Vaccination ‘required’ to prevent severe cases and deathsbecause the serum cut the risk of hospitalization from the flu in half and prevented about 39% of deaths in adults.

“Hospitalization will have an impact on the quality of life of elderly patients in the medium and long term,” Pérez said, stressing that vaccination would eliminate the “overload” of the health system and thus improve the quality of assistance to people.

Two vaccines at once, or even three

Vaccinologists recall that vaccination campaigns against covid-19 and influenza are carried out between October and December, while vaccination campaigns against pneumococcal bacteria are carried out throughout the year.

They recommend that those with dual vaccine indications receive both vaccines: “Injections in each arm with a different needle and syringe. People who have received the pneumococcal vaccine can have a puncture in one arm as well as the other.” “