MORELIA, Mich., October 13, 2023.- Under the motto “For your well-being and that of your family, get vaccinated!”, from October 16, 2023 to March 31, 2024, it will start in Michoacán, and simultaneously throughout the country, the national campaign against seasonal influenza, whose objective is to vaccinate more than one million 300 thousand Michoacans.
Through a press release, it was reported that this year anyone who requests the influenza biological in health units will also be immunized against COVID-19, since both vaccines are safe and will be applied in different arms, ” “There is no problem, with the exception of children under five years old,” said the Secretary of Health of Michoacán, Belinda Iturbide Díaz.
By December 29 of this year, 70 percent of influenza vaccines nationwide must have been administered. The biological against COVID-19 with which the people of Michoacán will be protected will be that of the pharmaceutical company Abdala, from the age of five.
In the case of the influenza vaccine, the SSM will provide 531,116 doses, the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) 650,357, and the Institute of Security and Social Services of Health Workers (ISSSTE) 145,751 , to give a total of one million 327 thousand 224 biologicals.
From six to 59 months of age, minors must be protected exclusively against influenza; The rest of the population will be able to receive both vaccines, especially people with some comorbidity, immunosuppressed patients, older adults, pregnant women, and at-risk personnel in health centers.
2023-10-13 16:16:05
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