These are the dates for influenza, COVID-19 and bronchiolitis vaccinations in the Autonomous Community of Madrid

Madrid community will start Events on October 16th next year Get vaccinated once a year.it will work with Flu and COVID-19.

She served as Minister of Health, Fatima Matut, “The regional governors’ first priority is the elderly, so they will first manage people over 65 living in residential buildings, as well as the health and social health personnel.

Once this group is covered, it will be expanded to other groups with recommendations, such as people between 60 and 64 years old or those under 60 with underlying medical conditions, as well as pregnant women, the local government detailed in a statement.

The Madrid Autonomous Region has purchased 1.6 million doses of vaccine, 100,000 more than in 2022, and invested 19 million euros.They are divided into 850,000 adjuvanted quadrivalent influenza vaccines, Suitable for people aged 65 or above and others 750,000 four prices For other target groups of this event.

Regarding the prevention of coronavirus, adjusted doses will be given to the new Ómicron variant (XBB1.5), Follow national and international recommendations.

Vaccinations will again be carried out in nursing homes, primary health care centers and Madrid community vaccination centres. Health personnel will do so at their workplace and, in the case of mutual members and social health personnel, at the location established at the Enfermera Isabel Zendal Public Hospital.

This time, children’s vaccination will be strengthened and children aged 6 months to 4 years old will be included in the fight against seasonal influenza for the first time. For this purpose, 30,000 intranasal children’s anti-flu doses are available.

infantile bronchiolitis

on the other hand, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Immunization will start October 2, Reduces the effects of bronchiolitis in infants under six months of age.

The Madrid region is the pioneer of this initiative in Spain, which will be carried out in the public hospitals of the capital La Paz, Gregorio Marañon, Nino Jesus and 12 de Octubre, as well as in the Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, with the purchase of 50,000 doses of vaccine. Administrator of Madrid. Last season, bronchiolitis resulted in more than 3,600 hospitalizations and 300 admissions to the intensive care unit (ICU).