Madrid is increasing its allocation for influenza vaccines by 3%, investing more than 20 million euros.

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The Governing Council of the Community of Madrid, at its last session, authorized an investment of more than 20 million euros intended for purchase in the 2024/2025 season 10.5 million flu vaccineswhich is 3% more than those administered by the Ministry of Health in 2023/2024.

Madrid purchased 1.5 million flu vaccines

The campaign will begin in the fall and include different types of immunization: 980,000 adjuvanted vaccine to be given to people aged 60 years and older; another 70,000 are a heavy burden for those in this age group in nursing homes; and 500,000 quadrivalent inactivated vaccine intended for children under 60 years of age included in risk groups (pregnant women, chronically ill people, medical and social-medical specialists, etc.), as well as children aged 6 months to five years .

The head of the region recalled in his statement that this type of protection against this virus “This is the most effective tool for preventing complications and hospitalizations which can cause and prevent its transmission, especially among the most vulnerable groups.”. He also stressed the importance of all healthcare workers and children doing this.

The campaign includes different types of flu vaccines: adjuvanted for people over 60, high-dose for older people in nursing homes and quadrivalent inactivated for other groups.

In the campaign region seasonal flu prevention They have been in continuous development since 1991, and since then the range of recipients has expanded to include the pediatric population to better protect adults, especially older people, who come into contact with babies.

Considering that in the previous season there were 1,509,676 doses administered between October 2023 and April 2024, The Ministry of Health covered 67,516 more people than in the 2022/23 seasonreaching 69.1% coverage for those over 65 years of age.