Vaccination Campaign Disparities for Children in 2023: New Developments and Concerns

Vaccination Campaign Disparities for Children in 2023: New Developments and Concerns

At two speeds the vaccination campaign of children this winter. Of the two new developments included in Castilla y León during 2023, bronchiolitis for newborns and influenza for children between 6 months and five years old, the first is already close to the 95 percent in three months, but the second one doesn’t quite take … Read more

Spain Faces Resurgence of Flu, Overtaking Covid-19 Infection Rates

Spain Faces Resurgence of Flu, Overtaking Covid-19 Infection Rates

Respiratory diseases return for Christmas as unwelcome guests to Spain. And an old acquaintance is once again free to roam in the year in which the World Health Organization concluded the international emergency due to Covid-19. We talk about the flu, which has grown by 37.17% in the week before the holidays. The positivity of … Read more

JN.1 Variant and Holiday Respiratory Virus Update: New York Health Authority Gives Health Recommendations

JN.1 Variant and Holiday Respiratory Virus Update: New York Health Authority Gives Health Recommendations

Just as crowds of people will gather in the coming days to be with friends and family during the holidays, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns that the trend will be “more hospitalizations and visits to emergency rooms.” There are a trio of respiratory viruses that are circulating: The new variant of … Read more

Flu Vaccination Campaign and Covid Booster Dose Administered in Albacete Shows Partial Mitigation of Respiratory Infections

Flu Vaccination Campaign and Covid Booster Dose Administered in Albacete Shows Partial Mitigation of Respiratory Infections

The flu vaccination campaign, which for the elderly has been carried out simultaneously with the administration of a new Covid booster dose, which began on October 19, has partially mitigated what happened last year, that respiratory infections were earlier than the normal period. Two months from that date there are 54,817 flu vaccines injected into … Read more

The Long-Term Health Risks of Seasonal Influenza: New Study Reveals Post-Hospitalization Dangers

The Long-Term Health Risks of Seasonal Influenza: New Study Reveals Post-Hospitalization Dangers

Every winter, Spain faces a new wave of flu. Well into December, the reports issued weekly by the National Epidemiological Surveillance Network warn that we are in the highest point of hospitalizations by the disease so far in 2023. The low mortality rates in our country indicate that the majority will overcome the trance without … Read more

Low Flu Vaccination Coverage in Balearic Islands Reaches Record Levels

Low Flu Vaccination Coverage in Balearic Islands Reaches Record Levels

The Balearic Islands are one of the autonomous communities in the country with the lowest flu vaccination coverage, but this season it seems that they are going to break all negative records, so this immunization campaign against this seasonal virus can only be described as a resounding failure. Related According to absolute figures calculated from … Read more

Andalusia Launches Successful Flash Vaccination Campaign Against Flu and COVID-19

Andalusia Launches Successful Flash Vaccination Campaign Against Flu and COVID-19

Sunday, December 17, 2023, 11:00 p.m. The Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs of the Government of Andalusia, through the General Directorate of Public Health and Pharmaceutical Regulation and the Andalusian Health Service, launched a ‘flash’ vaccination campaign against flu and covid last week. -19 in the eight Andalusian provinces. For two days (12 and … Read more

Murcia Opens Flu Vaccination to Entire Population: How to Get Vaccinated at Municipal Health Facilities

Murcia Opens Flu Vaccination to Entire Population: How to Get Vaccinated at Municipal Health Facilities

MURCIA. Vaccination against flu has been opened this week to the entire population in Murcia, hence the Department of Social Welfare, Family and Health of the capital’s City Council, led by Pilar Torres, encourages citizens to approach municipal facilities of Health in the Salitre Garden. From this moment it is not necessary to belong to … Read more

Successful Flu and Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign Activated in Andalusia with Over 48,000 Immunized

Successful Flu and Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign Activated in Andalusia with Over 48,000 Immunized

The Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs of the Government of Andalusia, through the General Directorate of Public Health and Pharmaceutical Regulation and the Andalusian Health Service, activated a vaccination campaign against flu and Covid-19 no date in 380 points of the autonomous community with a result of “success”. And, between both days, a total … Read more

Flu Vaccination Campaign in the Region of Murcia: Appointment, Coverage, and Updates

Flu Vaccination Campaign in the Region of Murcia: Appointment, Coverage, and Updates

Since last Thursdayany citizen of the Region of Murcia has been able make an appointment to get a flu shot. The appointment can be requested from the website of the Murcian Health Service (SMS). Starting today, the general population can go to their health center to get vaccinated against the flu. The flu vaccination campaign … Read more