Vaccination campaigns against influenza and Covid-19 to start in last week of September

The public health committee composed of the Ministry of Health and the autonomous region approved it on Tuesday Flu and Covid-19 vaccination campaigns will begin in the last week of September.

At today’s meeting, the Public Health Committee approved an update to the document “Recommendations for seasonal influenza and Covid-19 vaccination in Spain for the 2023-2024 season”. In the new file, It was clarified that the campaign will start in different autonomous regions between the last week of September and October.

As for the target group, it includes people in “medical facilities” as well as pharmacy staff. Likewise, the vaccine presentation recalled the recommendation approved in July for the use of monoclonal “Nirsevimab” against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the 2023-2024 season.

In fact, it is recommended that babies be vaccinated as soon as possible, preferably in October, and Develop monitoring measures for the impact of the virus.

Regarding the incidence of Covid-19, the Public Health Commission reports that a slight increase in incidence has been detected in recent weeks and is now stabilizing. The incidence rate in primary health centers is approximately 130 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. In addition, 3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants require hospitalization.