In the Monesterio health zone, it is planned to vaccinate 2,000 people against flu and Covid.

Like the rest of Extremadura, lThe Monesterio Health Zone, which serves the population of Monesterio, Montemolina, Palhares, Santa Maria de Navas and Calera de Leon, has just started a vaccination campaign against influenza and covid.which ends on January 31st.

According to data provided by the Director of the Zone, Julia Rayego Rodriguez, throughout this campaign It is planned to vaccinate about 2,000 people.s, thus achieving vaccination that can cover 75% of older people in this territory and 60% of pregnant women and people with risk diseases.

Programming

Residents Monesterio is available for vaccination at the Medical Center Monday through Friday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.. To access the vaccines you will need to make an appointment “preferably by calling 900 100 737”, which is open mornings, afternoons and weekends. You can also make an appointment online and in person at the Health Center.

In the office Calera de Leon, scheduled hours from 13:00 to 14:00.. In Palhares and Santa Maria de Navas, “since they have a common nurse,” vaccinations are carried out from 9 a.m. for residents of Santa Maria and from 12 noon in Palhares. There is no set schedule in Montemolina.. In this municipality, health authorities are “taking advantage of the demand for nursing homes or planned homes” to vaccinate at-risk populations.

The director notes: “Efforts will be made to tailor vaccination to the needs of the most vulnerable users who are patients at home.”

In children

One of the new features of this campaign is the vaccination against influenza of healthy populations aged 6 to 59 months. An “intranasal” vaccine will be introduced for the first time this year. The Site Director encourages families to “get educated” about this campaign.

Julia Rayego emphasizes the need to participate in this new campaign, given that these are “two very common diseases.”Vaccination is “the only measure to prevent them and avoid complications.”

The campaign is initially being developed with the participation of medical personnel currently working in the Health Zone. However, depending on demand, the health official explains that “there will be no hesitation” in establishing day shifts and “other necessary measures to be able to cover the entire population.”