In the new Cesfam Valle la Piedra in Chiguayan, the Seremi of Health, Dr. Eduardo Barra Jofré, together with the Deputy Director of Care Management, Dr. Javier Gamboa and the Seremi of Government Jacqueline Cárdenas Millán, arrived with the objective of delivering the balance of the influenza vaccination campaign. Said inoculation process in the Bio bio region It reaches 15.1% of the target population, that is, more than 122 thousand people.
The highest compliance is observed in public health personnel with almost 60% coverage, followed by private health personnel with about 44%, then the group of older adults and Eleam personnel with 23% of administered doses. .
“As of April 1, the influenza vaccination campaign in the region reaches 15.1% of the target population to be immunized, that is, more than 122 thousand people. However, our goal is to reach 85% of the population, which is why we call on the community to approach the vaccination points, especially the different risk groups, such as pregnant women, chronically ill people, and adults aged 60 and over. “said the Minister of Health, Dr. Eduardo Barra Jofré.
The prioritized groups, which can access the vaccine in the Health Centers of the Assistance Network public, correspond to people 60 years and older, pregnant women at any stage of pregnancy, girls and boys from 6 months to 5th grade (regardless of their age), people with chronic diseases from 11 to 59 years old who have specific risk conditions. , public and private health personnel, pig and chicken farm workers, “Cocoon strategy” for relatives of premature infants under 37 weeks of gestation or for relatives of immunosuppressed infants under 6 months of age, preschool education workers and school up to 8th year of basic education, caregivers of older adults and Eleam officials, as well as members of the public belonging to the “other priorities” group, the institution detailed in a statement.
The Biobío Government Seremi, Jacqueline Cárdenas Millár, invited the community to come to the Family Health Centers and take advantage of this important benefit to strengthen the health of all people and be able to spend a winter without major inconveniences.
“The weather has not reminded us much that winter is coming and this has caused the community to relax a little and that is why we want to encourage them to come to the different Health Centers to be vaccinated. The Health Authority has everything ready so that they can do it, with the aim of taking care of ourselves but also taking care of others, that is where the co-responsibility of citizens lies. “All people can go to both public and private health centers, because the vaccine is free,” the authority explained.
Likewise, the deputy director of Care Management, Dr. Javier Gamboa, emphasized the coordinated work that has been carried out at the central level with the aim of facing winter effectively.
“The coordination between the different actors of Health Care starts from the central level, we come back from a meeting where all the country’s managers together with the Seremis sat down to plan what in this eventual Winter Campaign we are going to do. have to face, that already speaks of a coordination that will give much more effective results for the community,” Gambia stated.
It is worth remembering that some preventive measures to prevent both Covid-19 as the influenza They are frequent hand washing, covering your mouth and nose with a tissue or your forearm when coughing or sneezing, regularly ventilating rooms and closed spaces, avoiding sudden changes in temperature, avoiding direct contact with sick people and crowds.
2024-04-05 23:32:40
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