Health urges children born in April to get vaccinated against RSV before bronchiolitis epidemic begins

Seasonal influenza vaccination coverage in Castile and León has completed its first month since the start of the campaign. 35.4 percent immunized people from 60 years old.

Although among all age groups there were 379,290 vaccines administered, A 53.2 percent according to received (713,480), according to the General Directorate of Health.

By province, 26,121 administrations were carried out in Avila; 51,465 – in Burgos; 65,588 – in Leon; 26,255 – in Palencia; 55,458 and 22,342 people in Salamanca and Segovia respectively, as well as 15,191 people in the province of Soria; 81,698 – in Valladolid; 33,088 in Zamora and 1,084 without provincialization.

In risk groups by age, 287,570 vaccines were administered, then 26,325 doses were administered to people in hospitals, 17,830 to risk groups by pathology, or 16,139 to employees of medical and social-medical centers. By gender, 166,097 doses have been administered to men and 213,193 to women.

COVID-19

Regarding vaccination against COVID-19, the official report of the Ministry of Health states that In the first month of the campaign, 246,435 people have already received their dose.what does it mean Coverage 27.4 percent among people over 60 years of age and 67.9 percent of doses administered of total doses received (362 922 on the day of trial). Of this number, 112,021 were men and 134,414 women.

The distribution of vaccinated people by province is as follows: Avila – 14,986 people; Burgos – 33,135; Leon, 41,661; Palencia – 16,914; Salamanca – 35,461 people; Segovia – 15,841 people; Soria – 10,554 people; Valladolid – 55,459 people; and Zamora – 21,722 people. In addition, it is necessary to add another 666 people who do not have provenance.

By groupswhoever was vaccinated the most in the first two months of the campaign was logically associated with risk by ageWith 178,894 people have been vaccinated.; In second place are people placed in dormitories – 34,125 people; They are followed by persons with risk pathologies – 17,518; In fourth place are employees of medical centers: 4,698 specialists were vaccinated against COVID-19; in fifth place are workers of social and medical centers with 4,913 vaccines.

The General Directorate of Public Health urges everyone to whom it is indicated – the most vulnerable group of the population or those with previous pathologies – to get vaccinated against influenza or COVID before the corresponding epidemics occur.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

Finally, the immunization campaign against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)A pathogen that causes bronchiolitis and pneumonia, reflected in the accumulated balance from April to November 4 in total 7124 children who have received a dose of the antibody nirsevimab in various forms, which means Coverage of 87.3 percent of children born between April and September and 85.6 percent for those born after October.

The provinces reported the following doses: Avila, 436; Burgos – 1134; Leon – 1140; Palencia, 418; Salamanca, 949; Segovia, 522; Soria, 286; Valladolid – 1773; Zamora 415; and in 51 cases the province was not specified.

Immunization is carried out by single dose of nirsevimab as part of the 2024-2025 campaign for all children born between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025.

Depending on the date of birth, the administration will take place in a hospital or health center.

Those born on or after October 1 will receive monoclonal antibodies in the hospital at birth.. Meanwhile, for those born between April and September, a special campaign will be held at the beginning of the RSV season in October, with the dose administered at a health center or regular vaccination center.

The General Directorate of Public Health wishes to emphasize that Babies born between April and September still have time to receive nirsevimab.and the sooner they get vaccinated, the better.

Likewise, born in October If they didn’t get the antibody in the hospital, they can get it. subsequently and it is recommended to reduce the delay as much as possible.