Health warns: This group needs the seasonal flu vaccine the most

With the drop in temperature and the arrival of winter in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, some people are exposed to severe cold, especially some groups of pregnant women, the elderly, and others. Therefore, the Saudi Ministry of Health always stressing the importance of getting the seasonal flu vaccine to be exposed to colds and bronchitis, and from time to time the Mecca Health Assembly reminds of the necessity and importance of the seasonal flu vaccine is designed to protect everyone, and requires the community to participate in getting vaccinated. The Mecca Health Assembly has also identified the groups that most need to be vaccinated, and we explain these groups together while mentioning how important it is to take the vaccine.

Groups most in need of seasonal influenza vaccine

The Mecca Health Assembly calls on all members of society to participate and promote the seasonal flu vaccine, which affects many people during the winter season, as it helps reducing severe flu complications by up to 60% while helping to boost immunity against colds and flu. Therefore, the Ministry of Health publishes the interesting Awareness leaflets published on its pages to raise awareness about the importance of getting vaccinated for all members of the family, and they identified the most important groups more needs as follows:

• Elderly people, especially patients with chest and sinusitis.
• Saudi health sector workers because of their contact with many patients.
• Kidney patients.
• Pregnant women.
• Children from 6 months to 5 years old.

Benefits of getting the seasonal influenza vaccine

The Ministry of Health provides vaccination in several health care centers in all regions of the Kingdom and through the electronic application.”My health“At the Ministry, and in the context of raising awareness of the importance of seasonal influenza vaccination for adults and children, the Ministry of Health refers to the most important benefits of receiving a vaccinate as follows:

• It reduces the symptoms of a bad flu if the infection occurs.
• It also reduces the rate of patient admissions to the emergency room, especially for patients with heart disease and heart attacks.
• It also helps to reduce pregnant women’s need for sleep by 40%.
• It protects hospital patients from entering intensive care rooms by 60%.