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Flu Epidemic in Zamora: Increase in Acute Respiratory Infections and Urgent Appeal for Vaccination

Continues in Zamora y Castile and León the increase of acute respiratory infections —as has been happening in recent weeks— placing the total incidence rate above the 1,500 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. For its part, the rate of flu syndromes has been estimated at 207 per 100,000 inhabitantsstill at a low intensity level.

The flu exceeds the epidemic threshold in Zamora

Regarding hospital emergency and the income due to this type of infections, have also doubled in the last week in the Community, an increase that occurs in all ages, but especially in the over 75 years oldwhere it has even tripled.

Children and adults

Faced with these data, the regional administration makes a appeal to the population to get vaccinated, mainly children between six months and four years and those over 60 years of ageespecially those who have it indicated by their doctor due to pathologies associated that can turn a viral infection into a more serious process.

To date, they have been vaccinated 642.273 personas of a total of 805,500 doses acquired by the Ministry of Health for the 2023-2024 season, that is, 80% of the total. The total expenditure made by the regional administration on flu vaccines is 10.527.058 eurosincluding the new attenuated intranasal vaccines intended for part of the child population.

Various reasons

Depending on the reason for vaccination, a total of 492,818 vaccines The risk groups by age have been inoculated, followed with 31,056 doses by the risk groups by pathologies, 28,769 by institutionalized people, 21,113 by medical prescription and 16,790 health center workers.

Flu syndrome rate in the last week of 2023

By sex, 283,780 doses have been administered to menwhile the women They have received 358,493.

Regarding vaccination against COVIDIn this campaign, a total of 461,664 people have received doses, which represents 83.7% of administered doses of the total received, with 208,942 men and 252,721 women.

2024-01-04 05:01:53
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