Seniors over 60 and those in high-risk groups can now book appointments for flu and coronavirus vaccines | News

People over 60 and those in high-risk groups, including pregnant women, people with chronic illnesses and first-time smokers, can now book flu and coronavirus vaccinations at their health centres. The campaign started on October 2 to vaccinate seniors in nursing homes.

Community health service centers have 394,000 doses of flu vaccine and approximately 60,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine

, although the latter will be received in weekly installments. This is the third time in one day that both vaccines have been administered.

Experts recommend immunization for essential workers, inmates in institutional centers, people with high-risk medical conditions such as diabetes, pregnant women or those who live with immunocompromised people. And do this through self-appointment.

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This year, as a novelty, students doing internships at the health center can also be vaccinated only in case of influenza. There are also children aged six months to nearly five years old and smokers. In Aragon, 26% of the population over 18 years old consumes tobacco.These people have a 55% more likely to get a much more serious illness like the flu

. Cigarettes inflame the bronchial mucosa, making it unhealthy.

One cigarette increases blood density, increasing the risk of stroke or disease that prevents oxygen from reaching the heart or brain. This can lead to paralysis. Health professionals believe that with this recommendation to get a flu vaccination, smokers will become more aware of the harm they are doing to themselves and that they are a real risk group.