The vaccination campaign against COVID-19 and influenza started throughout Galicia on September 25, with a vaccination campaign targeting the elderly in residential settings now available in the health districts of Pontevedra and Osarnes Ended successfully. This was confirmed by the region’s Director of Nursing, Silvia Amoedo, who reported that the vast majority of seniors received dual treatment to protect themselves from both diseases in the coming months. infringement. A total of 1,350 people have been vaccinated in the two regions of Pontevedra and Osalnes. Currently only Pfizer brand serum is used.
The end of the campaign will begin with the opening of “vaccination centers” in the capital and Villa García starting on October 26.
“On September 25, we started with nursing homes and will finish on Friday, October 6. Residents of the 15 residential complexes in the health district have been vaccinated. The proportion of double vaccinations against influenza and COVID-19 is high, and those who have not been vaccinated are People who were unable to be vaccinated because they had been infected with COVID-19 in the last three months, or were admitted to hospital due to other conditions or fever. But the vast majority of people have received both vaccines,” Amodo concluded.
That’s more than 90%, “because the vaccine response is so good,” which is often seen in older people.
The next step will be on Monday, October 9, when those over 80 years of age who are immobilized at home will be contacted. “These people will be vaccinated starting this week through the reference nurses in the health center. They will receive a call to ask what vaccine they want to receive and make arrangements.” said the Director of Nursing in the Health Area. For this, they will return home.
General elderly population
Another important date in the vaccination campaign is Monday, October 16, when vaccinations for the general population over the age of 80 will begin. “It will be in the Reference Health Center. This means that people who usually go to small centers will have to go to large centers this time. This is the case in Poio: people from Combarro and Raxó will go to Anafáns. There are also people from Caldas, People from Morania, Quintis and Portas, they all have to go to Caldas. They will be placed in primary health centers and primary health staff will vaccinate them in the vaccination room in morning or afternoon shifts ,” Amodo said.
Citizens do not have to wait any longer than text messages on their mobile phones, they will start receiving them these days.
These seniors will be vaccinated within 10 days between October 16 and 27.
The person in charge of nursing reminds that if an elderly person with limited mobility receives a text message to go to the health center, he should contact the center to inform him of the situation and ask health personnel to go to his home.
by age group
From October 26, large venues will be open to receive dual COVID+flu vaccinations. In Pontevedra it will be the Xunta de Campolongo complex; in Villagarcía it will be the Fexdega playground. Appointments will be taken by age group: 79 to 70, 69 to 60… Health and social care professionals will also be called via text message.
Coronavirus vaccination recommendations will change once the pandemic ends and herd immunity is achieved. Currently, it is recommended for people over 60 years old, people living in closed institutions (elderly or disabled), pregnant women (even in the first six months postpartum), people under 60 years old with risk situations (tumor treatment, immunosuppression…) , people working in health and social care centres, people working in essential public services (firefighters, police, civil protection…) and all people in high-risk groups.
As for influenza, it is recommended for children aged six months to five years, students on internships in health and social care centres, smokers, children under 18 who are receiving long-term treatment with acetylsalicylic acid and people with indirect contact through work. For animals .
“Healthy people aged 35 or 55 do not need any vaccinations,” Silvia Amoedo concluded.
80% of cases are from omicron contained in the vaccine
Adolfo Baloira, chief of pulmonary services at CHOP, stressed that there is no need for young and healthy people to get the coronavirus vaccine. He believes: “As things stand now, there is no need for everyone to be vaccinated.” He added, “Most people infected with the new coronavirus will now have symptoms for 48 hours.” “There is strong immunity. In addition, The two new variants that have emerged now account for only 15% to 20% of cases, the remaining 80% are omicron variants, which were already included in the vaccine before,” he recalled. “Obviously there’s nothing wrong with getting vaccinated, but there’s no need for people under 65 to campaign,” he said. From a pulmonology perspective, young people should be vaccinated “if they have significant health problems involving severe respiratory disease, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary fibrosis…”
163 active COVID-19 cases
Currently, 163 active coronavirus cases have been officially reported to Sergas in the health zones of Pontevedra and Osalnes. Of those, 20 are hospitalized and only one is in the intensive care unit. Since the pandemic was declared in March 2020, 80,342 people have been infected in the two regions, of whom 79,815 have recovered. Instead, another 370 people tested positive and died. It’s important to remember that not all cases are reported to their GP, as many people either don’t know they have the disease or have it diagnosed through a coronavirus test.