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Health Ministry Vaccinates 61 Children Against Flu in Second Consecutive Saturday

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com January 20, 2024

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

Saturday, January 20, 2024, 2:59 p.m.

The second consecutive Saturday that Health has vaccinated children between 6 months and 4 years against the flu has concluded with the balance of 61 children immunized. Of them, 48 have received the dose intranasally and the remaining 13, intramuscularly.

The Cibir assembly hall has once again been the setting where parents have taken their children without having to make an appointment. Between the two days, nursing professionals have cared for 206 children with the aim of continuing to increase the immunization rate against this virus for the population in these age groups.

The Ministry of Health and Social Policies has once again encouraged families “to vaccinate their children against the flu, not only as a measure to protect themselves, but also the elderly and vulnerable people around them.” This disease affects between 20 and 40 percent of the child population depending on the scope of the epidemic and 5% of cases end up in hospitalization due to their severity.

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2024-01-20 13:59:37
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January 20, 2024 0 comments

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Nursing Union Criticizes Sacyl for ‘Improvised’ Flu Vaccination Plan in Valladolid

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com January 19, 2024

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

The Nursing Union, Satse, of Valladolid, criticized the fact that flu vaccinations will be carried out this weekend at the urban and rural Continuing Care Points (PAC) in the province “without hiring nurses to carry out this vaccination, as was done last weekend”, which is why he described this mechanism as “improvised”.

The nurses of the urban and rural PACs of Valladolid have received instructions from Sacyl at 2 p.m. today that on Saturday and Sunday “no extraordinary measure will be organized like the ‘vaccination marathon’ last weekend “, but they are told that, “if there are people who come to the PACs requesting the flu vaccine, it will have to be administered.”

The organization reminded Sacyl that “the PACs are points that attend to emergencies and whose professionals work on that task and not on vaccination” and recalled that last weekend, in the urban PAC of Arturo Eyries, they were attended to on one more day of 500 emergencies.

“If Sacyl wants the population to be vaccinated against the flu, it must launch a campaign to do so, hire nurses to carry out the vaccination and inform the population,” defended Satse Valladolid.

The Nursing Union thus rejected this “improvised” way of vaccinating the population because, in addition, “it adds work overload to the nurses who work in the PACs, who see how to their work in attending to emergencies they must add that of vaccinating of the flu.” In addition, he warned that “waiting times are increasing to attend to the population that comes in urgently.”

2024-01-19 16:09:56
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January 19, 2024 0 comments

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New Vaccine for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) to Include Pregnant Women and Elderly Adults in Fall 2021

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com January 16, 2024

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

The siege on respiratory viruses typical of autumn and winter is tightening. If until 2019 older people and the most vulnerable groups only had to be vaccinated against the flu, and for some time now the jab against covid has been added, This coming fall the cocktail will incorporate a new vaccine: the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), causing pneumonia, complications of asthma or COPD or bronchial diseases in the adult population. This type of health problem continues to generate numerous serious conditions every year, particularly in older age groups, with the consequent decompensation of previous illnesses that even end up causing numerous deaths.

As this newspaper has been reporting, this fall-winter has brought the good news of a drastic decrease in cases of bronchiolitis in children, thanks to the immunization – for the first time – of infants against the same RSV that is now targeted. fight in adults. In Asturias, this action has resulted in very favorable results: 97 percent coverage among babies under six months. The consequence has been a notable reduction in visits to emergency services and even hospital admissions. An antibody is applied in the child population. In the elderly, a population in which the respiratory syncytial virus causes other types of damage other than bronchiolitis, a vaccine itself will be administered.

What is bronchiolitis and how does it affect babies?

The complete opposite of bronchiolitis has happened with the flu vaccination campaign for children under five years of age. Because the new program was not accompanied by the necessary information support for families, flu vaccine coverage in the 6 to 59 month age group has barely reached 30 percent, a fact that professionals value as a resounding failure.

As this newspaper has learned from specialized sources, RSV infections usually cause a cold, or little more, in people without underlying health problems. However, in the elderly or immunocompromised they can cause death. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has given the green light to two vaccines for the population aged 60 and over. So far only one of them has been approved in Spain. This vaccine can also be administered to pregnant women, “not so much to protect them, but also in part, as well as the baby,” indicate the aforementioned sources. Experts add that “we are faced with an additional tool to protect newborns,” since once they arrive into this world they will also receive the antibody. The adult RSV vaccine that is pending approval in Spain is only designed for people aged 60 and over, not for pregnant women.

There are two basic types of respiratory syncytial viruses, A and B.. Some of them usually come into circulation just after the summer, as the opening act for the flu. Consequently, experts estimate that the vaccine should be administered in September. As it is a pathogen that does not usually mutate, the hassle of having to design a different vaccine each year is not expected, as is the case with the flu. On paper, it protects for at least two seasons, although in the second its defensive effectiveness already decreases.

A medium intensity virus wave

Between 100,000 and 120,000 Asturians have attended a health center this fall and winter for an acute respiratory infection (ARI). We must add those who went directly to a hospital emergency service and those who have had the flu, covid or other conditions without medical help. Experts understand that the impact of this season’s respiratory pathology is intermediate, both in frequency of cases and their severity.

2024-01-16 03:00:40
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January 16, 2024 0 comments

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Successful Walk-In Flu Vaccination Day for Children Under 5 Years of Age

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com January 13, 2024

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

The Cibir opened this Saturday to host a walk-in flu vaccination day for children under 5 years of age with a very good reception. Nagore and Eduardo went with Naia and Julen “for convenience.” “For not having to leave work and go to the health center,” Nagore explained. And the convenience of being a Saturday day and a free vaccination, without reservation, encouraged many to come. «The four of us always get vaccinated. “We do it every year,” said Eduardo.

Sara and Sergio attended to vaccinate their daughter Manuela, 2 years old. «We had made an appointment in October but she had a fever, she became ill and now that they have made this call we have taken advantage. “They recommended it to us when I was pregnant and she went to daycare,” Sara said. Manuela, like many children, was surprised by how the vaccine was, not intravenous but intranasal. “I think she thought she was syrup and that’s why she was a little surprised,” her mother acknowledged.

Adrián came with his sons Lucas and Raúl, 2 years old. «We believe that vaccinations are important to protect ourselves and others. You have to have a little social conscience. I could have come during the week, but the truth is that it is more comfortable on a Saturday. Furthermore, they recently had bronchitis and we are worried about their health,” Adrián declared.

Anar Hussaian, of Pakistani origin, went to vaccinate his 4-year-old son Ahmed Abas. «At school they told us to come because it is good for the child’s health. And since it is Saturday, it is easier to bring the baby to be vaccinated, although now he is fine,” Anar explained.

«The vaccine saves lives. “They are safe and effective,” says José Antonio Oteo.

“The best of all to avoid getting sick is prevention and the vaccine is what has scientific evidence that it works,” declared the Minister of Health and Social Services of the Government of La Rioja, María Martín, at the beginning of the day. The vaccination campaign against bronchiolitis has been a success and this is the first year that children under 5 years of age have been vaccinated against the flu. “Especially at this time, when going back to school can cause infections to increase, the vaccine works,” warned María Martín. On the other hand, the Deputy Minister of Health and Socio-Sanitary Policies, José Antonio Oteo, stressed that “the vaccine saves lives.” “They are safe and effective vaccines, and not only out of self-interest, but also to protect our elders, fragile people, it is an exercise in responsibility to get vaccinated,” José Antonio Otero stressed. The Government of La Rioja reminds that it is possible to go to health centers any other day and get vaccinated and it is not ruled out that another campaign will be called on another Saturday.

2024-01-13 12:42:53
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January 13, 2024 0 comments

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Flu Vaccination Rates Drop Despite Increased Risk

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com January 12, 2024

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

The immunization against flu It was less popular this year than during the worst stages of the pandemic, when fear encouraged the population to get all the available vaccines.

Fatigue and a covid that is less frightening to the general population meant that this year there was a significant decline in the participation of people aged 60 to 70 in the Vigo areabecause only half decided to get immunized, and it also had less impact among health professionals, a target group that recommends the flu vaccine to protect themselves and at the same time to not infect their patients.

Of the nearly 6,500 workers that the Vigo health area has this year Only a total of 2,171 received the flu vaccineso they are one in every three people summoned in this sector.

On the other hand, the virus flu had circulated much less during the pandemicwith a 2020-2021 season in which not a single case was detected and with few infections in the following two seasons.

The flu forced the temporary closure of some hospitality establishments like this one in Teis.

A lower vaccination rate and a less trained immune system are two of the factors that could influence this year’s situation, with the flu as the predominant respiratory virus, far above RSV and covid, and with many more cases than in the last fourteen years, with the only exception of the 2017-2018 season that stood out for its high infection rates, its 3,849 admissions and its 257 deaths from this cause in Galicia. This year, the flu overwhelmed healthcare facilities and caused significant casualties in the general population and even among healthcare workers.

Those who did comply with the vaccine were those over 85, with massive participation, while 77% of people between 70 and 84 years old also participated.

102,186 elderly vaccinated

At this moment, the Vigo health area vaccinated 102,186 people over 60 years of age (60% of all those mentioned), while last year almost 105,000 had been immunized. However, in 2022 the vaccination campaign had concluded in mid-January and this year it will continue until the 26th of this month to alleviate this higher incidence.

Since last season Galicia is immunizing children under 5 years of age against the flu. One in two minors are already vaccinated in the current campaign. The Vigo health area does not reach that average, with 47% participation, a percentage that is equivalent to 7,548 immunized boys and girls.

The flu virus has been showing a decreasing trend in the Vigo area and in Galicia for two weeks, although it is not ruled out that it could still experience a small rebound in cases as a result of the impact that the Three Kings holiday could have.

The graph prepared by Sergas shows the decline in incidence.

On the other hand, yesterday there were 20 patients with covid hospitalized on the ward at the Álvaro Cunqueiro Hospital of the 185 who are admitted to the Sergas hospitals throughout Galicia.

Given the drop in temperatures expected for today and tomorrow, the Ministry of Health proposes taking measures to avoid or reduce the negative impact of the cold on the body, especially in the most vulnerable population, from the type of clothing, drinking hot drinks, breathe through the nose and not through the mouth, and others.

2024-01-11 23:45:54
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January 12, 2024 0 comments

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Ministry of Health Opens 8 Vaccination Points for Flu and COVID-19 without an Appointment

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com January 11, 2024

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

Last Wednesday, the Minister of Health recommended intensifying vaccination due to the high incidence of acute respiratory infections and just yesterday the Government of the Principality took measures in this regard. With the purpose of “facilitating access to people included in risk groups who have not yet been immunized”, the Ministry of Health has decided to enable eight specific points to vaccinate without an appointment against flu and covid-19.

These centers will remain operational as long as the circulation of seasonal respiratory viruses remains at levels as high as current ones. Sources from the Ministry headed by Concepción Saavedra assure that the syncytial virus – the main cause of pediatric brochiolitis – “is in retreat”; the incidence of the coronavirus is decreasing; and the peak of influenza A, now predominant, seems to have begun its decline, “in anticipation of what happens with the return to school.”

The coincidence of these three pathogens has given rise to a ‘tripledemic’ that is straining the health system and, between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, saturated hospital emergencies and health centers. As a consequence of this situation, this week the ministry opted to impose the use of masks in healthcare facilities and pharmacies. Previously, it had already been decided to extend the vaccination campaign beyond December 29, in an attempt to expand the coverage of the Asturian population against flu and covid.

Yesterday, the Principality’s Health Service (Sespa) advanced in this line of action by establishing immediate vaccination points in all health areas of the region.

Sanitary Area II

The Cangas del Narcea Health Center is enabled, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Sanitary Area III

The Outpatient Clinics of the San Agustín University Hospital will be made available to the public, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Health Area IV

The point in this case will be the extraction area of the Central University Hospital of Asturias (HUCA), in Oviedo, from 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Health Area VI

In Health Area VI, consultation 14 of the Outpatient Consultation area of the Grande Covián Hospital, in Arriondas, from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Health Area VII

The entrance to the Vital Álvarez Buylla Hospital is enabled, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.

In areas I, V and VIII, service will begin next week

Sanitary Area I

In this way, on Monday, January 15, it will begin in health area I, in the Preventive Medicine Service of Jarrio Hospital, from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday.

Sanitary Area V

In Gijón, starting Monday, January 15, the Natahoyo health center will be open from 12:00 to 2:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Sanitary Area VIII

Starting Tuesday, January 16, the La Felguera health center will be available from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., on Tuesdays.

In addition, Sespa continues with the usual vaccination in health centers, where prior appointments are maintained.

Regardless of this extraordinary measure, Sespa will continue with the usual vaccination, which is managed by appointment through Primary Care. Prophylaxis is indicated for those over 60 years of age, users of nursing homes, immunosuppressed patients and those living with them, the chronically ill, pregnant women, smokers and essential service workers.

Recommendations from Health

Prophylaxis is indicated for people 60 years of age and older, people who live in nursing homes and disability centers, people under 60 years of age with risk conditions, patients with chronic diseases, pregnant women and those who live with others who have a high degree of immunosuppression. in addition to smokers and essential service workers.

Health authorities encourage all these groups to be vaccinated, while remembering that good habits help reduce virus transmission.

Use of masks

The use of a mask in health care centers (hospitals and primary care) and pharmacies is now mandatory. Exceptions are those under 6 years of age and those who need verbal and/or gestural interaction that is important for dealing with the patient.

The use of a mask is recommended for the general population in the presence of symptoms of respiratory infection.

Their use is recommended in residential centers for vulnerable people, although generalized use is not recommended. It will be necessary to guarantee the provision and use of masks for and for professionals who care for people with symptoms compatible with a respiratory infection.

2024-01-11 20:30:10
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January 11, 2024 0 comments

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