Flu and Covid Vaccination Campaigns Begin in September: Latest Updates by Autonomous Communities

Health advances the flu and Covid vaccination campaign to the last week of September

The Public Health Commission, in which all the autonomous communities and the Ministry of Health are represented, established last Tuesday, September 12, that the next vaccination campaign against flu and Covid-19 would begin in the different Autonomous Communities starting the last week of September.

This change (the previous date was set in the month of October) was motivated by the “slight” rebound in cases that occurred in recent weeks, although they pointed out that “if it is stabilizing“.

This new document specified the target populationwhich are people over 60 years of age, people at risk, pregnant women and health and social health personnel, and also staff in “health establishments”, such as pharmacies.

Although the date for the start of the next vaccination campaign against flu and Covid-19 was set at the end of September, some CCAA have already announced the exact date in which they have started or will start vaccination.

Andalusia

The Junta de Andalucía plans to start the joint flu and Covid vaccination campaign around next October 16although the exact date is yet to be specified while waiting for “the arrival of the souvenir vaccines” for the coronavirus that “have to be sent by the Ministry” of Health.

This was stated last Monday, September 18, when asked by journalists in Baeza (Jaén) by the Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs, Catalina García, who explained that A “separate” vaccination for both diseases is not carried out “because there is no adherence”.

“Older people are going to get vaccinated once, but they are not going to get vaccinated twice, which means We have the date still pending“, he stated. In this sense, he recalled that the flu vaccination will be accompanied by the covid booster dose for “elderly and vulnerable people and also for health professionals.”

“They are already vaccines adapted to the new variant. We already said in advance that Andalusia would not vaccinate with vaccines that were not adapted to the new variant because it would not make sense. But it is true that Europe has already made the purchase adapted to AXBB.1 But we have only one supplier at the moment, which is Pfizer,” he commented.

Aragon

For its part, Aragón announced that it would begin flu and Covid vaccination in the region the first week of October in nursing homes, as reported by the regional Executive and collected Europa Press. And from October 16health professionals would be vaccinated, and then the rest of the population following prioritization.

As a novelty, during this campaign the flu vaccine will also be vaccinated, in addition to risk groups, to the smoking population.

Principality of Asturias

In the case of Asturias, the Ministry of Health will also begin with the joint vaccination against flu and Covid-19 this Monday October 2nd in nursing homes. The rest of the target population (people with medical indication, people over 60, people over 50 in residences or disability centers, and people institutionalized for a long time, and other vulnerable people) will receive it starting October 9.

To receive the vaccine, you can go to the health centers and clinics of the Principality’s Health Service (Sespa) until the end of the seasonal season, with appointment in each person’s reference center.

This year, flu vaccination is also recommended for the child population between 6 and 59 months of age, as well as smokers, students in health and social care centers, and people directly exposed to animals at work.

Cantabria

The Cantabrian Health Service (SCS) of Cantabria began the joint vaccination campaign against flu and Covid-19 on October 1stas announced by the Minister of Health, César Pascual, the general director of Public Health, María Isabel de Frutos, and the head of the Pediatric Service of the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, María Jesús Caberoel, and reported by the Government of Cantabria in a statement .

During the first week of October, mainly people with disabilities and nursing homes, prioritizing the most vulnerable population. AND starting October 15will continue to be vaccinated to the rest of the populationwith special attention to people over 60 years of age, people of any age at risk, pregnant women, health and social health personnel and essential public service workers, according to the recommendations of the Interterritorial Council of the National Health System (CISNS), indicate.

An appointment will be necessary at Primary Care health centers.

Castilla la Mancha

Date to be confirmed.

Castile and Leon

Castilla y León begins the vaccination campaign against flu and Covid-19 this October 3 in nursing homes, while the rest of the target population (over 60 years of age, social health workers and pregnant women and other vulnerable people) will be able to be vaccinated from October 10th.

As a novelty, this year the target population for the flu vaccine includes: children between 6 and 5 years old and smokers.

Catalonia

The vaccination campaign against flu and Covid-19 began in Catalonia the last week of September with the vaccination of people who live in nursing homes, and, starting October 16, It will be opened to the rest of the population groups for whom vaccination is indicated.

Specifically, vaccination will respect the following prioritizationas they point out in their report on the vaccination campaign this fall: people who live in nursing homes, people who receive home care, people aged 80 or over, health and socio-health personnel, people with risk conditions, people over 60 years of age and other groups.

Estremadura

The Extremadura Health Service planned to start the vaccination campaign against flu and Covid-19 before the end of Octoberas reported by the Minister of Health and Social Services, Sara García Espada, and collected Europa Press.

However, he explained that the vaccination campaign will be presented soon and? an exact date has not yet been defined for the start of it.

Galicia

The joint vaccination campaign against flu and Covid-19 began in Galicia on September 25th and will last until December 31, according to the Minister of Health, Julio García Comesaña, who presented the Vaccination Campaign last Friday, September 15, together with the general director of Public Health, Carmen Durán Parrondo.

It has thus been one of the first regions to start the campaign, opting for the first possible start day. As in previous campaigns, this one will be carried out at different vaccination points and sequentially “to favor the prioritization of the groups most at risk,” they indicated in a note, the first being people in nursing homes and disability centers.

Balearic Islands

In the case of the Balearic Islands, they will begin their flu and Covid-19 vaccination campaign from the second half of October, according to sources from the Ministry of Health. Chain Beingalthough they clarified that a specific date for the start of the campaign has not yet been confirmed.

Canary Islands

Date to be confirmed.

The Rioja

In La Rioja, the vaccination campaign begins this first week of october for people in residences; the second week of the same month for those over 85 years of age and health and social health professionals; and third for the rest of the population, according to some media reports.

Madrid’s community

The Community of Madrid will begin vaccination against flu and Covid-19 next October 16first of all in nursing homes and for health and social health personnel, as they pointed out in a note.

Next, will be expanded to the rest of the populationfirst to people between 60 and 64 years old or under 60 years old with underlying pathologies, and pregnant women.

Murcia Region

Date to be confirmed.

Navarra

The Navarra Department of Health will begin the vaccination campaign against flu and Covid-19 next October 16the first being people over 60 years of age and people with a high-risk condition, as well as health and socio-health professionals, following “geographical and age or vulnerability criteria in Navarrese health centers and clinics”, explains the Government of Navarra it’s a statement.

People over 80 years of age will be the first to receive SMS messages so they can manage their appointment starting October 3continuing with the rest of the target population.

Basque Country

The vaccination campaign against flu and Covid-19 will begin in the Basque Country for people over 60 years of age and the at-risk population of Euskadi from October 9although from this Monday, October 2, you can now make an appointment.

The campaign began the last week of September in nursing homes, also for social-health workers, and is expected to open next November 6th to the rest of the population, who will be able to make an appointment starting October 30, with the possibility of requesting either of the vaccines or receiving both simultaneously. They will receive a personal telephone call from Osakidetza or the BetiOn service, and if they require it, they will receive the vaccine at their own home.

This was announced by the Minister of Health, Gotzone Sagardui, together with the director of Public Health of the Department of Health, Itziar Larizgoitia, and the coordinator of Public Health programs of Osakidetza, Enrique Peiró, who presented this Monday the vaccination campaign against flu and covid-19 in Euskadi, which has 864,720 doses for the flu and 400,000 for covid-19both vaccines with their updated composition to guarantee greater protection against different strains and variants.

Among the new features, the reduction from 65 to 60 years of age to be included in the at-risk population, which thus increases to 700,000 people. In addition, for the first time, flu vaccination will be offered systematically to the child population between 6 months and 5 years old, some 73,000 boys and girls.

As Sagardui recalled, the risk groups They are residential people, those 60 years of age or older, with chronic diseases or immunosuppressed, pregnant women, professionals in the health and socio-health field, caregivers and cohabitants with immunosuppressed people, as well as the child population between 6 months and 5 years.

Valencian Community

Finally, the vaccination campaign against flu and Covid-19 will begin in the Valencia Community for the at-risk population next October 16as the Minister of Health advanced and stated in a note.

Among the new features this year are that the flu vaccine will also be administered to “Valencians over 60 years of ageinstead of the 65 years that were established until now, and in children without risk factors between 6 and 59 months of age.

2023-10-03 00:00:12
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