Covid-19 and influenza: Dates and where to go for vaccination for the winter season 2024-2025

The Ministry of Health said that from October 15, 2024 to March 28, 2025the National Immunization Campaign against the Influenza and Covid-19 for the winter season 2024-2025.

It is expected that 36 million 134,272 flu vaccines will be applied and 22 million 931 thousand 444 doses against Covid-19, to the population belonging to sectors with a higher risk of complications, hospitalization and mortality from these diseases .

Population to be vaccinated against influenza

For the case of influenzathe target population consists of girls and boys from six months to fourteen years and eleven months; people aged 60 and over, pregnant women in any trimester of pregnancy, health workers and those between five and 59 years of age who have a low risk of co-morbidity.

Light co-morbidities that make it necessary to receive an influenza vaccine These are: chronic heart or lung diseases such as COPD or asthma; uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, morbid obesity; cardiovascular diseases except high blood pressure; kidney failure, immunosuppression due to illness or treatment, cancer and people with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

The population to which the Covid-19 vaccine will be applied

For the case of Covid 19people aged five to 59 who have any comorbidity: uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, morbid obesity, chronic lung disease, including COPD and asthma; cardiovascular diseases, including essential arterial hypertension, chronic kidney failure, immune suppression due to disease or treatment; cancer or HIV. In addition, people who are pregnant (with at least six months from their last dose and in any trimester of pregnancy) and women in the postpartum period, as well as people over 60 years old and health workers.

Vaccines, clarifies the SSA, have proven to have high levels of effectiveness and are an effective tool to reduce the risk of hospitalization and death of patients affected by influenza or SARS-CoV-2, therefore It is very important that you get vaccinatedespecially women and men in vulnerable situations.

Vaccinations against pneumococcus will also be administered

Likewise, at the same time the pneumococcus vaccine in girls and boys under one year of age, and adults over 60 years of age, as part of the recovery strategy for vaccination records.

Where do you go to get vaccinated?

The target population for biologics against influenza and Covid-19 You will be able to go to the vaccination centers, to the nearest health unit of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), IMSS-Bienestar, Institute of Security and Social Services of State Employees (ISSSTE), units of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) or the health services of the organizations.