October

The Ministry of Health begins next Monday, October 14, the vaccination campaign joint against the gripe and the covid-19, that will give priority to population groups that include those people who could have a increased risk of complications because of the infection. He Minister of Health, Marciano Gómezhas indicated that the vaccination strategy “will be carried out in a staggered with the aim of immunizing the target population and the most vulnerable people as soon as possible.”

Prevent

Gómez has pointed out that experts recommend immunization, “since the effectiveness of both vaccines is demonstrated by the decrease in serious cases and complications secondary to the flu, such as pneumonia or increased risk of myocardial infarction or stroke, which means fewer hospital admissions especially the population at risk of complications.” In this sense, the councilor has encouraged the population to get vaccinated, “since together we can avoid the transmission of the virus and protect each other.”

During last year’s campaign, more than 1,162,000 people were vaccinated against flu, being the highest number reached in the Valencian Community, according to Health. By province, they were vaccinated against the flu 428,806 people from the province of Alicante, 123,796 from Castellón and 609,431 people from the province of Valencia.

“Together we can prevent the transmission of the virus and protect each other”

Marciano Gomez

— Health Minister

First, in schools

The head of Health recalled that this year, as a novelty, the Generalitat has been facilitating since last Tuesday, October 1, the vaccination against flu in educational centers for children aged 3 and 4 years, “in order to reinforce the protection of minors and avoid possible infections, since s“They are usually the first and those who most frequently suffer from the disease.”

In this sense, parents or guardians of boys and girls in 1st and 2nd grade can choose between vaccinating them at their health center or at their school.

The rest of the children between 6 and 59 months of age without pathology they will get vaccinated against the flu whenever from the start of the vaccination campaign without interfering with the vaccination of the rest of the groups.

Furthermore, the students of the special education centers (of all ages) are being vaccinated in educational centers, with prior authorization, and against flu and/or covid-19 by the center’s health personnel, if available, or by the Primary Care teams. You can also choose to be vaccinated at your Primary Care health center, instead of at the school.

People who must be vaccinated due to their pathologies will be summoned via SMS throughout this month. / INFORMATION

Priority groups

Health has designed four priority groups to carry out the campaign. From this month, SMS will be sent to those who belong to these groups, depending on the prioritization shift so that they come to get vaccinated.

On the other hand, once the vaccination of the priority groups is completed, Health will begin andnext November the immunization of the general population.

The first group with which the vaccination campaign will begin is residents of centers for the elderly and those with functional diversity. Likewise, this group includes people admitted to other social and health centers (residents in social service institutions and those admitted to chronic hospitals).

Likewise, health, non-health and social health personnel in these centers, and in the Primary Care, Hospital and Health Emergency Services centers, will be vaccinated, who will receive the vaccine in the occupational risk prevention services of their work centers. .

More than 60 years

On the other hand, the second group includes the population over 60 yearss, who will be scheduled at their usual health center, except in those cases of chronically dependent patients or those who cannot travel to the health center, who will receive the vaccine at their homes.

Pregnant women have been included in the third prioritization group, who can be vaccinated against flu and covid at their health center. Furthermore, it contemplates the people from 5 to 69 years old at risk who can also be vaccinated at their Primary Care center.

Finally, the fourth prioritization group will be people who work in essential public services, people living with risk groups, children between 5 and 18 years of age being treated with acetylsalicylic acid, people with exposure to animals or their secretions, smokers y the people of 18 to 59 years old who request itas long as there is no contraindication.