In Castile and Leon, the vaccination campaign against influenza and Covid begins on Tuesday.

Vaccination campaign against influenza and covid starts tomorrow, Tuesday, October 1 in Castile and Leon. V residences for elderly and dependent people, for women pregnant and in up to five years old, around some 50,000 people.

In case residencesvaccines will be administered by general healthcare workers in pregnant there will be midwives and children pediatric nurses are less than five years old, EFE reports.

And it won’t be until Monday the 14th, when doses will be generalized in stages.and by appointment, for vulnerable population and more vulnerable groups who are targeted by this free prevention.

As an innovation, this campaign includes the delivery of doses against flu and covid This first section of vaccination involves children aged six months to five years, about 30,000 in the community, and pregnant women, 6,000 to 8,000.

The second season he will be vaccinated against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in children those born from October, who will be treated in hospitals, and those born between the opening and October, who will have to go to health centers.

14,000 doses

For this immunization against bronchiolitisThe Ministry acquired 14,000 doses, thousand more than in the previous one, at a cost of more three million euros, and in addition to the above group, it will be given to children at high risk of serious RSV disease, such as premature infants at 35 weeks’ gestation or children with congenital heart disease, bronchopulmonary dysplasia or severe immunosuppression.

This was achieved in the first season 92.68 percent of the target population.

The Ministry purchased 713 thousand vaccines against flufor more than 9.7 million, the same as last season there will be no closing date for itand it is expected that there will be calls and reassurances without an appointment requirement starting on November 18when a month and a half of the campaign had passed.

Regarding influenza, in Castile and Leon until five different types of vaccines, according to age groups or allergies, with the novelty being that the adjuvanted vaccine will be offered to the population over 60, up from 65 in previous seasons.

TO provincesIn Avila, 51,335 vaccines will be distributed: 98,645 in Burgos, 128,400 in Leon, 49,120 in Palencia, 103,070 in Salamanca, 45,795 in Segovia, 29,670 in Soria, 149,600 in Valladolid and 57,825 in Zamora.