Walk-in vaccination protects nearly 300 children from flu

Another vaccination appointment day was a huge success.total 2,757 Andalusian children aged 6 months to 4 years 11 months Last Wednesday (December 27), after being vaccinated against influenza after being discharged from hospital, during a campaign launched by the Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs of the Government of Andalusia in collaboration with the Directorate General of Public Health and Medicines Regulation and the Andalusian Health Services There were both adults and children on the call before the flu shot.

Among the 309 vaccination sites opened in the morning and afternoon in different regions of eight provinces, 292 minors vaccinated in AlmeriaAlthough the list of vaccinations without appointment is led by Málaga, with 648 children vaccinated. This is followed by Seville, the capital of the Costa del Sol, with 612 people vaccinated, and Granada with 431 people vaccinated. On the other hand, 241 minors were vaccinated in Cádiz, 189 in Córdoba, 177 in Jaén and 167 in Huelva.

During the walk-in vaccination days across Andalusia, 1,000 more children were protected from the virus compared with an average of about 1,700 vaccinations on a normal day, meaning 62% increase.

Salud y Consumo appreciates the responsibility and commitment of parents and guardians in protecting the health of minors and insists that 170,000 children still need to be vaccinated At this event, as reflected in the press release.

Likewise, remember that given the impending peak in respiratory infections, it is important to continue to protect yourself against the virus through vaccination. A tool that has proven to be efficient and safe. today’s date, 110,195 children have been vaccinated against influenza, represents 40% coverage. It should be remembered that childhood influenza vaccination began systematically during the last campaign in 2022-2023, covering 46% of the population in the first year from 6 to 59 months.

The current influenza vaccination coverage among children in the provinces of Almeria is 42.8%; Cadiz 29.3%; Córdoba 53.7%; Granada 42.6%; Huelva 31.3%; Jaén 52.5%; Malaga 34%; Sevilla is 39.2%. By health district, the three districts with the highest coverage are Jaén-Sul, with 64.1%; Guadalquivir, with 59.9%; and Jaén, with 58.2%. The lowest number of registrations are in Gibraltar East (20.2%), Gibraltar East (21.1%) and Sierra de Cadiz (25.6%). By age group, influenza vaccination coverage for children aged 6 to 23 months reached 47.4%, and influenza vaccination coverage for children aged 24 to 59 months reached 33.8%.

Likewise, they emphasize Every winter, children under 5 years old have the highest incidence of influenzaThey are the second age group with the highest number of hospitalizations for flu complications, after people over 80.

During the 2022-23 campaign in Andalusia, it was observed that among those vaccinated Hospital admissions reduced by 70% Due to complications from the flu. Children under six months of age cannot receive the flu vaccine, but they can be protected by their mothers receiving the vaccine during pregnancy, which is why the Department of Health and Consumer Affairs is calling on pregnant women to protect themselves from the virus, too. your child.