The Ministry of Health, through the The General Directorate of Public Health will begin this Monday, November 4, the vaccination, in health centers, of boys and girls born from April 1 against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
As explained by the regional administration, with this measure, the Galician health sector gives the opportunity to boys and girls born from April 1, 2024 and who have not been vaccinated in hospitals, the vaccine get it now at their health center, asking for an Appointment when it’s bigger. convenient for families. ANDThis possibility will be open throughout the month of November.
The RSV prevention campaign was launched to vaccinate boys and girls without risk factors born between September 23, 2024 and March 31, 2025. In addition, those born earlier were called to hospitals at the beginning of the campaign, from April 1, 2024, because children under the age of 6 months are at greater risk of severe RSV infection.
With this campaign, premature babies with a gestational age of less than 35 weeks will also be vaccinated, including premature babies (gestational age of less than 29 weeks) before they reach 12 months his age.
If they have received a dose in the previous season, and after a clinical evaluation they continuen being at risk of severe RSV infection, they will be able to receive a new dose this season, as long as they are less than 12 months old at the time of administration.
The campaign is aimed at the number of children who are at high risk of severe disease due to respiratory syncytial virus who are less than 24 months old at the time of administration. Talso for those children suffering from congenital heart disease with severe hemodynamic impairment, as well as those suffering from bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Similarly, children with other pathologies such as poor immunity, congenital errors of metabolism, severe neuromuscular and pulmonary diseases, genetic syndromes with relevant respiratory problems, Down syndrome, cystic fibrosis, and boys or girls will receive the vaccine in the concessional care if they are less than 24 months of age at the time of administration.
BRONCHIOLITIS
On the other hand, until October 28, the Xunta vaccination campaign against RSV, the main cause of bronchiolitis, had already reached 82.24% coverage in boys and girls born since April 1 at the beginning of this campaign.
In addition, in the case of babies born from September 23 and who had the opportunity to receive the vaccine directly in Galician hospitals, the percentage of coverage is 87.87%.
In total, the Department of Health has vaccinated 6,966 boys and girls.
2024-11-02 11:32:00
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