Huelva continues its vaccination campaign against Covid-19 and starts this Monday the administration of the second booster dose for people aged 60 to 64 years.
Likewise, as reported by the Andalusian government in a statement, vaccinations against influenza are also starting for the personnel of the Forces and Security Bodies of the State, penitentiary institutions and other professions, including agricultural workers, poultry or other professions. pigs. Prison staff and inmates will also receive the second booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccination.
Thus, on October 3, the third phase of the vaccination campaign began with the over-eighty-year-olds, people hospitalized in residential centers for the elderly and centers for the disabled, as well as staff and students in internships of the health centers, social health centers, residences and centers for the disabled.
The second phase began on Monday 17 October, with the vaccination against complaint to children between zero and five years (six to 59 months), for the first time in Andalusia. In this age group there are approximately 311,400 children in the community. Influenza vaccination also began last week in combination with the second booster dose of Covid-19 for people over the age of 65, people with chronic conditions from five to 64, large dependents in their homes and their professional and pregnant assistants.
From 3 October to last Tuesday in Andalusia, 257,826 people were vaccinated with the second booster dose of Covid-19. By province, 20,947 vaccines were administered in Almería; 32,068 in Cadiz; 34,554 in Cordoba; 33,260 in Grenada; 14,873 in Huelva; 26,672 in Jaén; 40,293 in Malaga and 55,159 in Seville.
The Minister of Health and Consumption, Catalina García, encouraged the groups more vulnerable to come and get vaccinated against both the flu and Covid-19, for which he invited to make an appointment via the Salud Responde application or by phone, ClicSalud + or directly at your health center. On this occasion there will be no vaccination centers but vaccination will be carried out in 1,500 health centers scattered throughout Andalusia.
