Seven communities to join autumn campaign to fight flu and covid-19 tomorrow

Madrid, 15 October (EFE). – Starting tomorrow, all communities will be jointly vaccinated against influenza and COVID-19, including Madrid, Valencian Community, Castilla-La Mancha, Extremadura, Navarra, Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands, and the rest will be opened to other target groups after the end of the residency.

In the meantime, the 17 people will continue to immunize their babies against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for up to six months, having started injecting them with the monoclonal antibody nirsevimab in late September.

This will be the third simultaneous influenza and covid-19 season characterized by limited serum supplies updated to the XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant, meaning – as happened in the first coronavirus campaign of 2021 That way – the initial dose remains the most vulnerable.

Dual vaccination is available for people over 60 years old and over 5 years old in disability centers and residences, as well as people with other medical conditions such as diabetes, renal failure, morbid obesity or chronic cardiovascular, neurological or respiratory diseases, pregnant women or Cohabitants of immunosuppressed patients, etc.

It is also recommended for workers in health and social care centers and institutions and for workers in essential public services.

In addition to combination therapy, influenza testing with acetylsalicylic acid is recommended for the first time in children 5 to 59 months of age and in those 5 to 59 years of age who are at higher risk for complications (patients 5 to 18 years of age on long-term treatment) because of the possible risk of thunderstorms. syndrome, as well as smokers and pregnant women.

Finally, it should be used by students practicing in health and social hygiene centers and by people with direct occupational contact with animals or their secretions.

Madrid started on Monday targeting people living in residential buildings, people over 65 and health and social hygiene staff, and will expand to other groups once that ends. The process will be carried out again in nursing homes, primary care centers and health centres. Vaccination community.

The Valencian community will also start with senior centers, functionally diverse groups and professionals from social and health centers, including children and pregnant women in case of influenza. There are plans to vaccinate people aged 60 to 79 at the same time in November.

For its part, Castilla-La Mancha has not yet specified a date for the start of the winter season, but it is scheduled for this week.

In order to achieve the goal of reaching 75% coverage for the elderly, health and social health workers, and more than 60% coverage for pregnant women and groups at risk, Extremadura has made available 50,000 doses of the updated Pfizer version to those using the older version of the serum serum and 100 doses of Hipra serum. Taboo.

Tomorrow, Navarra will vaccinate these two vaccines to 160,000 people over 60 years old, as well as more than 7,500 people with high-risk diseases mentioned by text message starting on the 3rd; cooperation with health and social hygiene professionals will Starting October 23rd.

In the Balearic Islands it starts tomorrow in residential areas, on the 23rd for the over-60s and healthcare workers, and on November 3rd for children.

Vaccinations in the Canary Islands will be carried out at health centers. To go there, you must call 012 in advance.

The Andalusian project starts with staff in residential complexes and centers for persons with disabilities, people over 85 years old and health and social care centers, and will continue tomorrow with people over 70 years old, adults with dangerous diseases, people with high dependence people and their professional caregivers and pregnant women, as well as children with influenza. The next phase will start on October 30 for people over 60 and other professional groups.

After completing residential quarantine, Aragon this week opened vaccination to vulnerable groups: those over 60 and those under 60 with risk factors.

Asturias started targeting those most at risk on October 2 and expanded to other target groups a week later.

Cantabria also started with the most vulnerable groups and will now continue to target the rest of the population. This quarter, the company has stockpiled nearly 14,000 doses of flu vaccine (a number that can be expanded by 20%) and 8,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, waiting to receive more doses in October.

The dual campaign started on the 3rd in the residences of the elderly and dependents in the province of Castilla and León, and has been extended to vulnerable and most vulnerable groups since the 10th.

Likewise, Catalonia is also prioritizing residents, although their situation was on September 26. Starting this week, the situation will continue to target the general population aged 60 or over, those with chronic health problems and risk factors It has 1.7 million doses of vaccine for minors, pregnant women, immunosuppressed people, medical personnel and smokers.

Galicia was the first country to launch its autumn campaign against respiratory viruses at the end of September. when he started to Coronavirus Influenza vaccines in nursing homes and disability centers and anti-respiratory syncytial virus drugs for babies in hospitals.

Murcia started on the 9th in residential areas for the elderly and disabled as well as Vaccination Influenza at Children’s Health Center. A shift for people above 80 years of age will begin on Monday, and from the 30th the rest will be vaccinated at health centers and health posts. Vaccination usually.

On the same day, Euskadi started vaccinating high-risk groups and people over 60 years old. The rest of the people who want to be vaccinated can make appointments from October 30 and receive vaccinations from November 6.

The province of La Rioja has been gradually immunizing high-risk groups since the 3rd, and starting from Monday, the campaign will be open to all target groups; for this, it has 109,000 influenza vaccines and 49,000 new crown vaccines, and more will be added in the coming weeks. Add more vaccines.Effie

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