MERIDA, Nov. 17 (PRESS EUROPE) –
The Health Service of Extremadura he succeeded Already nearly 367,000 vaccines against respiratory diseases this fall, for which more than 200,000 people have been immunized against the flu and about 167,000 users vaccinated against covid.
This is reflected in data from the SES Information Systems Section as of November 14, which indicate that since the start of the current vaccination campaign on September 26, 166,644 covid-19 vaccines have been administered, of which 154,259 were already the fourth dose for users who had received previous ones, and 12,194 third and even second doses for people who had not yet had them.
162.000 WITH FOURTH DOSE COVID
In this way, adding the 154,259 fourth doses of the vaccine against covid supplied in this period to the other 7,965 that had been administered before September 26 to certain risk groups, a total of 162,224 inhabitants of Extremadura have already received four doses of the vaccine against this disease. reported by the Junta de Extremadura in a press release.
By age groups, 51,044 people over 80 received the fourth dose against the pandemic virus, which represents a coverage rate of 69.9 percent, 48,327 users aged 70 to 79, accounting for 51.9 per one hundred, and 42,369 between 60 and 69 years old. years (31.3%).
In this sense, and when there is still a month and a half left before the end of the period initially foreseen for this vaccination campaign, 10,021 people aged between 50 and 59 have also received this booster dose against covid; 5,487 aged 40 to 49; 2,930 aged 30 to 39; 1,417 aged 20 to 29 and 126 under 19.
OVER 200,000 AGAINST THE FLU
Regarding influenza vaccination, so far 165,612 people over the age of 60 have received immunization, which represents a coverage of 54.92% in this age group, consisting of 301,781 people (INE), for the which Extremaduran health has been recommending vaccination for years.
A further 35,000 young people with chronic diseases or with risk factors for working in health centres, social health centers or other essential services have also been immunized against this seasonal disease.
