VALENCIA (EP). The Ministry of Health has administered nearly 400,000 doses of flu vaccines since the vaccination campaign began in the 2023-2024 season on October 16.

Specifically, there have been a total of 399,514 doses administered until November 2. If compared to the same period of the previous year, in which 330,178 doses were administered, there has been an increase of 21%.

By province, 38,771 doses have been administered in Castellón, 149,423 doses in Alicante and in Valencia 211,320 doses.

The Minister of Health, Marciano Gomezdespite the good results obtained so far, has encouraged “people at greater risk of developing complications from previous diseases to be vaccinated, as well as health workers and other groups of patients such as minors, to protect both their health and that of the people around them.

By risk groups, More than half of the doses have been administered to people with chronic cardiovascular and respiratory diseases (207,146 doses); and another 49,144 doses to immunosuppressed people, diabetics, people with kidney and neurological diseases.

For its part, People over 60 years of age in no other risk group have been immunized with 62,106 doses and health and social health workers have received 26,262 doses. The vaccination coverage achieved in healthcare personnel and those over 64 years of age in these two weeks is 32.02% and 22.50%, respectively.

Regarding children under five years of age without risk pathology, one of the new features of this season’s campaign, more than 17,000 doses have been administered in these first two weeks. Specifically, there have been 7,060 doses inoculated to babies from 6 months to 2 years old and 10,228 doses administered with the intranasal vaccine to boys and girls from 2 to 4 years old.

In this sense, the regional administration recalls that this year the flu vaccination campaign includes the administration of the vaccine among Valencians over 60 years of age, instead of the 65 years that were established until now.

Another novelty is that it includes healthy children under five years of age (between 6 and 59 months) without pathologyin order to immunize the greatest number of citizens and prevent infections, and the intranasal vaccine for 2 to 4 years, which offers greater protection against influenza virus infection, is easier to administer and less aggressive in preventing the puncture.

It is also planned to vaccinate against influenza for people between 5 and 59 years of age who have a higher risk of complications derived from influenza, such as: people between 5 and 18 years of age who receive long-term treatment with acetylsalicylic acid, due to the risk of developing Reye syndrome; people with direct occupational exposure to animals or their secretions on poultry, swine or mink farms or farms or to wildlife (birds, wild boars or mustelids); and smokers.

Vaccination against covid-19

Regarding vaccination against covid-19, 310,116 doses have already been administered. By province, the data is as follows: 32,808 in Castellón, 118,355 in Alicante and 158,953 in Valencia.

Of the total number of vaccinated people, by risk groups, the immunization of 274,870 people over 60 years of age, 18,522 health and/or social health workers and 11,327 people residing in closed institutions stands out.

Joint vaccination

The administration of joint vaccination against flu and covid is recommended for people aged 60 years or older, as well as people aged 5 years or older cared for in centers for functional diversity and other long-term institutionalized people and residents in closed institutions. .

Likewise, joint administration is also recommended for people under 60 years of age with risk pathologies; pregnant women in any trimester of pregnancy and women during the postpartum period; people living with those who have a high degree of immunosuppression; staff of public and private health and social health centers and establishments; and professionals who work in essential public services (State Security Forces and Corps, firefighters, civil protection and personnel who work in health emergency services).

Prioritization Vaccination will be prioritized for residents in centers for the elderly and those with functional diversity; population aged 80 and over; health and social health personnel; people between 60 and 79 years old and other risk groups.

Vaccination against Covid and flu of residents and workers has begun in the residential centers by health professionals from the center itself, with the support of staff from the Ministry of Health when necessary.

For their part, people aged 80 or over will be vaccinated against the flu at the health center, coinciding with the administration of the covid vaccine dose.

In this sense, citizens belonging to the risk groups for which vaccination against covid and flu is indicated, can request an appointment from the Gva +Salut APP and from the Conselleria de Sanitat website from the beginning of the campaign. .

Regarding the vaccination of pregnant women, routine pregnancy check-ups will be used to administer the vaccine in health centers.

As for health personnel dependent on the Ministry of Health, they will be vaccinated by occupational risk prevention and/or preventive medicine services. In primary care, the center staff will carry out the vaccination.

2023-11-05 11:30:22
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