People greater from Residence of El Zapillo They were among the first to receive the flu vaccine of this year. Antonio, Charo and Lola are the three candidates who first put their arm to receive the injection, convinced of the efficacy and benefit of vaccines against diseases that in this age group (80 and 90 years) can be lethal, influenza and covid-19.
At the same time as the El Zapillo Residence, many elderly people have done the same in their respective centers, as well as in clinics and health centers throughout the province of Almería. The vaccination campaign began yesterday and, as highlighted by the Regional Health Delegate of the Junta de Andalucía, Giovanni della Croce Belmonte“on this occasion the province of Almería received 29% more doses than the previous year, which translates into 136,909 vaccines that have already started to be inoculatedThe delegate recalled that with the aim of reaching the largest possible number of the population at risk, the health centers will assist patients even without an appointment. Those affected will only have to go to their health center to request the vaccine and that same day you will receive it, together with the corresponding dose of serum against covid-19 and, if applicable, also the vaccine against pneumococcus.
Since the day October 17As De la Cruz pointed out, it will be the turn of other high-risk patients who have joined the group of candidates to receive the flu shot for the first time this year. I am the children between 6 months and 5 years. It is one of the most important innovations of this year’s campaign, which responds to the evidence that the disease develops more in this age group of children and it is they who can transmit it to grandparents, caregivers in a large percentage of cases.
In a festive atmosphere, for what it means to receive the dose against a disease they fear, the elderly of the El Zapillo Residence have been waiting for the arrival of the toilets since the early hours of the morning. Many even donned their best clothes and jewelry for the occasion. It was an important day and, moreover, they would receive a visit from the delegate to Health, Juan de la Cruzand the delegate for Equality, Francisco González Bellidoof the Junta de Andalucía.
102 elderly people in the El Zapillo Nursing Home
the director of the center, Pietro Padilla, highlighted the effectiveness of vaccines in curbing deaths from covid-19 and even minimizing symptoms to the point of being virtually unnoticeable. There are currently 102 residents who reside in this center in El Zapillo and who yesterday celebrated the arrival of vaccines, a number that does not cover the total number of places available as there is a reserve to be able to carry out the isolation protocol in the event of an outbreak. as explained by the manager.
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281,000 children eligible for vaccination in Andalusia
The Andalusian government purchased 21.5% more flu vaccines for the 2022-2023 campaign than the previous one, which represents a total of 2.17 million doses. This increase is mainly due to the most notable novelty of the 2022-2023 vaccination campaign, namely the inclusion for the first time of children between 6 months and 59 months, i.e. 4 years and 11 months, in the flu vaccination. Approximately 300,000 doses will arrive for this age group, with the possibility of adding another 120,000 for the second phase of the campaign. In this age group there are approximately 281,000 children in Andalusia.
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