The vaccination campaign is Flu and COVID-19 Already started in birso and Rachana.people Over 60 years old year, and belonging to risk group – This includes people with chronic diseases or tobacco addicts – can make an appointment by phone at their health center where they will be immunized against these viral diseases. There is also a batch of children’s vaccines 5 to 59 months old.
Primary care nursing coordinator for the region, Alfredo LombardelloIt was explained to the media this morning that the vaccine will be administered at the same appointment, with one dose in each arm, and that those who make up the so-called target group are strongly advised to attend the call. Vaccination has begun in residential, family (people who cannot travel) and health personnel. Other groups receiving vaccination recommendations include security or civil protection personnel or pharmacists. Groups such as teachers mainly operate through mutual aid associations and will therefore also be vaccinated outside Sacyl (if required).
he Last year, approximately 35,000 doses of flu and COVID-19 vaccines were administered Similar numbers are expected this year. “They could start whenever they wanted to,” recalled Lombardello, who maintained that the recommendation was to get both vaccines. There are approximately 120,000 health cards in Birso and La Siana, and although vaccination covers only about a third of them, it is important that those vaccinated belong to vulnerable groups.
How is the flu coming this year?
Alfredo Lombardello recalled that influenza is a virus that mutates every year, and the vaccine is made from the virus variants that were circulating the previous year. People assume it mutates, but if that’s not the case, we’re always going to be more protected if we’re vaccinated anyway.
