Influenza and covid-19 vaccinations will begin on October 3 in residential areas of Castile and León, and a week later, on October 10, the flu vaccine will reach the general population among the recommended groups. In the 2023-2024 campaign, the Ministry of Health will deliver 805,500 doses of influenza vaccine, involving an investment of US$10.5 million, including a new intranasal vaccine for children aged 6 to 59 months, with the vaccine recommended for smokers. Regarding covid-19 vaccines, Castile and Leon will receive slightly more than 400,000 doses from the Ministry of Health, which will arrive every week until the last week of October. Territorial Health Services has administered 26,000 doses of vaccine so far, so vaccinations will begin for people within the facility.
Public Health Director Sonia Tamames recalled in a statement collected by Ical that the advice when taking the coronavirus vaccine was to wait until there was evidence of infection, although this was a bit complicated because there was currently no evidence of vaccination. Diagnosis of pathological causes. Regarding the type of vaccine, he noted that it will be a subvariant of the omicron strain that ensures protection against the circulating strain of SARS-CoV-2, which has not yet been stabilized and mutated and needs to be updated. Flu and COVID awareness events will begin on October 3 at the Senior Center. Your vaccination will be carried out by health professionals in each health district of Castile and Leon, who will visit these facilities to receive both vaccines. Their presence will be used to vaccinate the professionals working there.
Health and social hygiene staff will be able to receive both vaccines in the workplace by referring to occupational health services. For the remaining people over 60 years old and under 60 years old with risk factors, each health district will determine the vaccination locations and appointment methods according to the situation. You can apply for a vaccination appointment three days before October 10 through the usual channels, such as the Sacyl Conecta app, the phone number of your health center and the Castile and Leon Health Portal. The bulk of the vaccination campaign will take place in October, November and the first half of December, although health centers always have a surplus of vaccine for those who wish to receive it later.
The Minister of Health, Alejandro Vázquez, assured yesterday at an information event that the goal is to protect the most vulnerable people from influenza and the coronavirus, which can be harmful to health and life. He, therefore, appealed to all target groups to get vaccinated, especially those with many comorbidities.
risk groups
Regarding the flu, the campaign will target people who are at higher risk of complications from the flu, as well as those who may be at higher risk of transmitting the flu to other complications. The vaccine is targeted at people under the age of 60 with risk conditions such as diabetes and Cushing’s syndrome, morbid obesity, chronic cardiovascular, neurological or respiratory diseases including bronchopulmonary dysplasia, cystic fibrosis and asthma, blood products and recipients of multiple blood transfusions, asplenia or severe splenic dysfunction, chronic liver disease (including chronic alcoholism), severe neuromuscular disease, immunosuppression, and conditions caused by HIV infection. Vázquez encouraged health workers to get the flu shot, with vaccination rates increasing “significantly” last year and reaching 60%, a percentage he said he hoped to surpass in the next election.