Castilla-La Mancha acquires more than 38,200 doses of the flu vaccine for children between 2 and 5 years of age
From Alcadozo (Albacete) to Villanueva de los Infantes (Ciudad Real), all health centers, clinics and hospitals in Castilla-La Mancha will have the intranasal flu vaccine this fall, with which the Health Service (Sescam ) is intended to protect children between the ages of 24 and 59 months. The objective is to reach 75% of the target population.
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In Spain, there is only one attenuated intranasal vaccine against influenza with an indication in children between the ages of 24 and 59 months, Fluenz Tetra, marketed exclusively by the company AstraZéneca..
It is a historical claim of pediatricians
Thus, the vaccination procedure against the flu virus in children of the Castilla-La Mancha Vaccine Advisory Group recommends the intranasal flu vaccine between 24 and 59 months.
And it is worth remembering that from the Spanish Association of Pediatrics, specifically its Vaccine Advisory Committee, they think that the intranasal flu vaccine could reduce the risk of serious infections by group A streptococcus.
It should also be taken into account that since 2012 the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that children aged 6 to 59 months be considered a priority for flu vaccination.
In addition, as recalled by the Spanish Association of Pediatrics, the proportion of the child population affected during annual influenza epidemics varies between 5 and 35% at a general level and exceeds 50% in closed population groups, such as the school environment. .
“Children’s influenza vaccination of children older than 6 months, not included in the risk groups, is a recommended preventive measure as it provides the child with individual protection and promotes family and community protection,” pediatricians have insisted for some time.
Adolescents and pregnant
In relation to childhood and adolescence, pediatricians recommend the flu vaccine for:
All children between 6 and 59 months. Risk groups: people from 6 months of age in certain situations or with underlying diseases that pose an increased risk of suffering flu complications. People from 6 months who live with patients at risk. People from 6 months who live with children under 6 months. All healthcare professionals. Pregnant women, both for their own protection and that of their future child, at any time during the pregnancy.
2023-08-02 04:01:06
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