The Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs of the Government of Andalusia, Catalina Garciahas shown its satisfaction with the good response shown by the parents of the Andalusian child population since more than 28% of the children have already vaccinated against him respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
This virus causes infection in the respiratory tract such as bronchiolitis o pneumonia. It’s been just over a week since they started getting vaccinated and there are now a total of 18,151 minors vaccinated in this period. On the other hand, a 58,8% of minors born since April 1 have also received the corresponding dose of this vaccine.
Some figures that the counselor highlighted: “They represent a milestone in terms of prevention in Andalusia.” She did it in day of the I Andalusian Forum on Immunoprevention of Respiratory Infections which was held in Sevilla and which was also attended by the Deputy Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs, Miguel Angel Guzmanand the general director of Public Health and Pharmaceutical Regulation, Jorge del Diegoamong other authorities.
Last year, infections from this virus kept 301 minors hospitalized in Andalusia at the same time (during the highest peak that occurred in November). And, in total, according to records from the Andalusian Health Service, 2,581 children under one year of age required hospital admission in 2022 due to RSV.
Bronchiolitis campaign 2023-2024
The Andalusian minors have a game of 63,600 doses for the campaign 2023-2024 and for which a budget of 13.8 million euros.
The doses have been distributed since September 25 and have begun for children born since October 1, 2023 and those born in subsequent periods until March 31, 2024, as well as all infants born between April and September 30, 2023.
Children under one year old who were born with less than 35 weeks are also receiving the first doses, as well as other infants with chronic very high risk that are up to 24 months old.
From the Ministry of Health, they assure that the vaccine It is an “effective and safe” way of prevent virus infection bronchiolitisa respiratory pathology that has its highest peak incidence during autumn and winter.
Vaccine doses by provinces
By provinces, the estimated doses for each one are Almería, 7,435; Cadiz, 8,691; Córdoba, 5,417; Granada, 7,943; Huelva, 4,141; Jaén, 4,814; Malaga, 11,819, and Sevilla, 13.341. Andalusia is administering for the first time the monoclonal antibody against RSV – called Nirsevimab, with the commercial name Beyfortus. In this way, the autonomous community continues to focus on health prevention, with one of the vaccination schedules further advanced of the national territory.
On the other hand, the General Directorate of Public Health and Pharmaceutical Regulation has incorporated RSV into the Acute Respiratory Infection Sentinel Surveillance Protocol, both in Primary and Hospital Care, thus joining the joint Covid19/Flu surveillance strategy that was established for the 2020-2021 season.
2023-10-14 05:00:00
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