Selgas Management Get a flu shot Last year, 89,200 people over the age of 65 benefited from the Vigo Health District.This year’s goal is to achieve at least 98,400 candidates aged 65 and above In an event that has started this week Nursing homes and centers for persons with disabilities This will continue with the rest Target group before December 31st. Immunizing all these people means reaching the target of covering 75% of the 131,121 elderly people in the 26 municipalities of the Vigo region.
Residential vaccinations will end on October 13. During this period, on October 9, health center nurses will perform paracentesis for people over 80 years old with limited mobility. Starting from October 16, health centers will vaccinate people over 80 years old, and hospitals will vaccinate immunosuppressed patients. Ifevi reopens as of October 26 For people under 80 years of age, health and social hygiene personnel, high-risk groups and other target groups.
The coronavirus pandemic has increased interest in flu vaccines.he Galicia has seen participation rates increase by 10 to 15% in recent yearsLast year, the community vaccinated 76% of its population over the age of 65. This is average for Galicia. The health status of Vigo is once again a red lantern, remaining at 68%, well below other regions, among which Ourense and A Coruña stand out, having managed to reach almost 80% of the elderly. The health districts of Vigo and Pontevedra were the only ones that did not meet the targets set by Sergas.