Vaccination campaigns against respiratory viruses have begun. However, there are many questions surrounding this issue: When should I inject my dose? Do we all have to get vaccinated? Do I have to get all my doses to avoid the flu or coronavirus? To address concerns, the Vaccination Program and Registry Presentation prepared a recommendations document.
Experts say that both COVID-19 and influenza are respiratory viruses that are prevalent in the cold season. Although its transmission cannot be prevented, not everyone must be vaccinated against it. In fact, they recommend taking both vaccines in combination.
According to the document approved by the Public Health Commission on September 12, those who are at the highest risk of complications after infection and those who can spread the disease to other people who are likely to enter the country are those who must be vaccinated. dose.
When it comes to getting the flu and coronavirus vaccines, in addition to the first two categories, experts recommend that people with serious illness also get vaccinated if they have these infections. These are people aged 60 or over and those who have been in centers for persons with disabilities for more than five years, as well as other long-term institutionalized persons and residents of closed institutions.
People under 60 with medical conditions
Health also includes people under 60 years of age; Morbid obesity; Chronic cardiovascular, neurological or respiratory diseases, including bronchopulmonary dysplasia, cystic fibrosis and asthma; Chronic kidney disease and nephrotic syndrome; Hemoglobinopathies and anemia or hemophilia diseases, other coagulation disorders and chronic bleeding disorders, as well as recipients of blood products and multiple blood transfusions; asplenia or severe splenic dysfunction or chronic liver disease, including chronic alcoholism.
In addition, included in the same group are patients with severe neuromuscular diseases; immunosuppression (including primary immunodeficiencies and immunodeficiencies caused by HIV infection or drugs, as well as transplant recipients and complement deficiencies); cancer and hematological malignancies Disease; cerebrospinal fluid fistula and cochlear implant or waiting; celiac disease; chronic inflammatory diseases; disorders and diseases that lead to cognitive impairment: Down syndrome, dementia, etc.
In addition, vaccination is recommended for pregnant women at any month of pregnancy and for women in the postpartum period (within six months after giving birth and who have not yet been vaccinated), as well as for people who live with previous groups and have a history of vaccination. Highly immunosuppressive.
some workers
In order to reduce the impact and preserve the stability of key and essential service spaces, staff of public and private health and social health centers and institutions (health and non-health) as well as staff of essential public services, such as national security forces and institutions, firefighters and civil defense services.
What if I’m 14?
In addition to the above, it is also recommended that children receive influenza and COVID-19 vaccines Between six months and five years; Patients between 5 and 18 years of age require long-term treatment with acetylsalicylic acid due to the possibility of Reye’s syndrome following influenza and smoking.