A general vaccination campaign against influenza and COVID begins in Andalusia in 2024–2025.
He 9 from October out of 2024 begins campaign general from vaccination against influenza and COVID-19 V Andalusia, coordinated by the Directorate General of Public Health and Pharmaceutical Regulation (DGSPyOF) and the Andalusian Health Service (SAS).
Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs through the General Directorate of Public Health and Pharmaceutical Regulation and the Andalusian Health Service, com.starts today On October 9, get a flu shot and COVID-19 people kept in nursing homes and disability centers, the population aged 80 years and over, as well as staff of medical and social-medical centers, hostels and disability centers, as well as people with severe dependence in their homes and ordinary carers, as well as pregnant and postpartum women in the first six months.
Likewise, students completing internships in medical and social health centers, residence halls and disability centers will receive a flu vaccine.
According to the schedule established by the ministry, from October 16 they will receive flu vaccinations and COVID-19 people over 70 years of age, the population suffering from influenza, children 6 months and older with pathologies and risk situations, as well as COVID-19 people between 6 months and 11 years are at very high risk.
The next stage will begin on October 23. From now on, people over 60 years of age will receive a double vaccination, other professional groups such as security forces, penitentiaries, and other professional groups such as veterinarians, farm workers or ranchers will receive flu vaccination. In addition, teaching staff of children under 5 years old will receive a flu vaccine.
The final phase will begin on November 13, when the double flu vaccine will be administered. COVID-19 those who live in a house with people aged 60 years and older, chronically ill people, pregnant women and postpartum women. From this date, smokers can also get the flu vaccine.
People included in the target groups can make an appointment through the Salud Responde app or by phone. ClickHealth+ or at your medical center.
The campaign’s goal for 2024-2025 is to achieve 75% coverage among older people, pregnant women and health workers; and 60% in people with chronic pathologies and children aged 6 months to 4 years.
Vaccination of children against influenza has been postponed to September 30, while the big innovation is the use of an intranasal vaccine this year in boys and girls aged 2 to 4 years. lschool campaign, which is carried out with 3 and 4 years old who are vaccinated with an intranasal vaccine in the 1st and 2nd grades of preschool education, this is a great success, we appreciate great recognition on the part of children and their parents.In these first days, Almost 40 thousand children from 6 to 59 months have already been vaccinated (a third of all vaccinated during the entire campaign 2023-2024), of which almost 30 thousand – 3 and 4 years old – were vaccinated intranasally in schools (55% vaccinated during the entire campaign 2023-2024). 2024).
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