Pharmacists aim for the percentage of people vaccinated against flu and covid-19 to be as high as possible and, therefore, at the end of October, for the third year, they activated an alert system to inform citizens of the importance of vaccines as a preventive measure to guarantee public health. In addition, this initiative promoted … Read more
The impact of the virus The flu tripled in the last week in the province, according to data provided by the General Directorate of Public Health. If between November 20 and 26 the incidence remained at 36 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, between November 27 and December 3 the rate increased to 94 cases per 100,000 … Read more
Far from what is desirable, but with room for improvement. The administration of the flu vaccine has slowed down this campaign. At the national level, the coverage rate for those over 65 years of age stands at 54.8%, according to data from the ‘Sanofi Gripometer’. in which La Rioja, along with Galicia, Navarra, the Basque … Read more
Although it has only been three and a half years since the outbreak of the COVID pandemic in Spain, it seems that much more time has passed. Fear of the disease has faded, and this is reflected in vaccination rates. According to official data from Sergas, in the case of those in their sixties, the … Read more
Immaculate Acien The Ejido Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 1:20 p.m. Today, the Poniente Health District will carry out the flu vaccination of children between 6 and 59 months, without the need for an appointment, by going directly to the authorized vaccination points. Specifically, childhood flu vaccination will be carried out in five health centers in … Read more
The flu vaccination has not yet caught on among the families of children in Castellón. In total according to data from the Ministry of Health 5,390 children under 5 years of age have received the preventive measure so far, which represents less than 20% of the child population of that age. Of those vaccinated in … Read more
Since this Friday, December 1, the Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs has expanded the vaccination against flu to two new groups: smokers and, against flu and Covid19, all those people who live with people over 60 years of age, people with chronic pathologies or pregnant women, as reflected in the Strategic Vaccination Plan of … Read more
The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 completely disrupted the natural epidemiological cycle of seasonal flu, common in the winter months. With the implementation of such exhaustive preventive measures to deal with Covid-19 – such as social distancing, the use of masks indoors or constant disinfection with hydroalcoholic gel – it seemed to have … Read more
What is known as bluetongue, which occurs mainly in sheep, is a disease that livestock farmers in Spain have been living with (and suffering from) for decades. It could be similar, for example, to human flu, although in the case of bluetongue it is transmitted by a mosquito, so cases can appear especially when the … Read more
What is known as bluetongue, which occurs mainly in sheep, is a disease that livestock farmers in Spain have been living with (and suffering from) for decades. It could be similar, for example, to human flu, although in the case of bluetongue it is transmitted by a mosquito, so cases can appear especially when the … Read more