General Manager of Public Health Department, Ruth·Secondhand Emphasis on this Monday, this day Vaccination campaigns against influenza and Covid-19 “There is consensus at the national level that combined vaccination can improve vaccine coverage and facilitate people’s access to vaccines.”
Ruth Usó made these statements during a visit to the Health Center Alpha Hill Also present at the start of the 2023-2024 event was the General Manager of Primary Care, Eva Suarez. “This year we included children as a new feature,” Urso recalled. Under 5 years oldvaccine Intranasal 2 to 4 years And, because of the age range, this year it starts at age 60, not 65 as before. “
The general manager said, “Since the flu vaccine is given in conjunction with Covid-19, we have better coverage data and we hope At least 75%with a coverage of 60% among health professionals and among pregnant women and people in at-risk situations”
Uso thanked the professionals for carrying out such activities.At the sectoral level, across the 24 health sectors, the equivalent of approximately 2,700 vaccination sitesof which more than 400 are residential.
We are starting this movement here today because this work is basically done by residential, medical centers, Prevention and occupational risks in hospitals“, the general manager introduced in detail.
Specifically, in Season 2023-2024The target for influenza and Covid-19 vaccination is to achieve or exceed 75% vaccination coverage among people over 65 years of age and health and social care staff, and to exceed 60% of pregnant women and people with other risk conditions.This involves more than 1,350,000 people vaccinated with more than 2 million doses Vaccinations were administered at 2,683 vaccination sites (417 of which were residential).
Estimated by province, more than 500,000 people will be vaccinated in Alicante, around 160,000 in Castellon and 700,000 in Valencia.
It is recommended that the following people receive a combination of flu vaccine and Covid-19 vaccine: 60 years or more, and Children aged 5 years and above are cared for at the Center for Functional Diversity and others who are institutionalized long-term and live in closed institutions.
Likewise, people are also advised to co-administer People under 60 with dangerous medical conditions; Pregnant women in any trimester of pregnancy and women in the postpartum period; People living with people who are highly immunosuppressed; Staff of public and private health and social health centers and institutions; and professionals working in the field of essential public services personnel (troops and National Security Corps, firefighters, civil defense and personnel Who works in the service industry health emergency).
Priority
Priority will be given to vaccinations for residents of senior centers and centers of functional diversity; people aged 80 and over; health and social hygiene staff; people from 60 years old, 79 years old and other high-risk groups.
Health professionals at accommodation centers, supported by accommodation center staff, have begun vaccinating residents and staff against Covid-19 and influenza ministry of health when necessary.
For senior citizens aged 80 years or above, they will receive the flu vaccine at the health center along with the Covid-19 vaccine dose.
In this sense, citizens belonging to high-risk groups requiring vaccination against Covid-19 and influenza can apply for an appointment with the health department. APP Gva +Salut and Ministry of Health website since the event began.
Regarding vaccinations for pregnant women, vaccinations will be given at health centers through routine pregnancy check-ups.
Regarding health personnel who rely on medical institutions Ministry of Health to inoculate occupational risk prevention services and/or preventive medicine. In primary care, vaccinations will be administered by center staff.
This year, the event includes: novel, the vaccine is given to Valencians over the age of 60, instead of the 65 years that has been the rule so far. Another novelty is that it includes healthy children under five years of age (6 to 59 months) in order to vaccinate the maximum number of citizens and prevent infections.
Children aged 6 to 59 months without pathology Get the flu vaccine anytime from the start of the vaccination campaign It will not affect vaccination of other groups.
Likewise, as already announced by the Minister of Health, another new feature of the 2023-2024 season activities is that for the first time Intranasal attenuated vaccine for children 2 to 4 years of agewhich offers greater protection against influenza virus infection, is easier to administer, and is less aggressive in avoiding punctures.
There are also plans to vaccinate people between the ages of 5 and 59, who are at greater risk of complications from the flu, such as: People between 5 and 18 years of age receiving long-term acetylsalicylic acid treatmentdue to the risk of Reye’s syndrome; persons with direct occupational contact with animals or their secretions from poultry, pig or mink farms or farms, or wild animals (birds, wild boars or mustelids); and smokers.
About vaccines Coronavirus disease The medicines to be used are the best medicines recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA). This is an mRNA vaccine obtained from the Omicron XBB.1.5 strain.