Madrid to buy over 1.5 million flu vaccines

The Community of Madrid has acquired more 1.5 million flu vaccines for the next autumn-winter campaign, which is an increase of 40,300 doses compared to the previous one. The Government Council approved the conclusion of supply contracts with investments of 20 million euros at its meeting this week.

Thus will increase by 3 percent immunization of the population of Madrid in the 2023/2024 season. The acquisition includes 980,000 doses of adjuvanted vaccinewhich will be introduced to the population aged 60 years and over; another 70,000 – a high burden for nursing home users belonging to this age group; and 500,000 tetravalent inactivated vaccine, It is intended for people under 60 years of age who are at risk (pregnant women, chronically ill people, healthcare workers and social and medical workers, etc.), as well as children from 6 months to five years of age.

The regional government reminds that this type of protection is the “most effective” tool to prevent complications and hospitalizations that this virus can cause and to avoid its transmission, especially in conditions the most vulnerable groups. He also stresses the importance of all health workers and children doing so.

In the Community of Madrid, seasonal influenza prevention campaigns have been carried out continuously since 1991 and since then the circle of recipients has been expanding, with the last one being the child population, in order to better protect adults, mainly children and the elderly, who come into contact with people. young. With the seasonal doses developed between October 2023 and April 2024, the Ministry of Health has achieved coverage of 69.1 percent of people over 65 years of age.