The incidence of influenza continues to rise. There are already more than 500 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in Andalusia. The peak is expected for Christmas. This week the infections have increased in all age groups, but it is children under 4 who have been infected the most. Experts recommend vaccination and call for extreme hygiene and protective measures during these holidays.
Starting this Monday, vaccination with the fourth dose against covid will begin for those under 60 who request itas long as they do not present risk factors. The recommendation to vaccinate the population between 6 and 59 months with risk conditions with the pediatric vaccine was also approved. The Public Health Commission is once again appealing to the population to complete the vaccination and to those who have not yet received any vaccine.
In the vaccination instructions for the autumn-winter campaign against flu and covid it was already said that from December, compatibly with the availability of doses, the possibility of getting vaccinated would be open to those living at home with people aged 65 or the elderly or people at risk or for people without risk factors who want to be vaccinated. This measure was already common in flu vaccination campaigns and is now also extendable to covid.
On 3 October, Andalusia began flu vaccination and the administration of the fourth dose against Covid-19 to inmates of residential centers for the elderly and centers for the disabled, the population over 80, and staff and students of health and social health center practices.
Two weeks later, people between the ages of 65 and 79 began receiving the flu and covid vaccines, as well as those between the ages of five and 64 with chronic conditions, pregnant women, the dependent, and their caregivers, and from 24 October people between the ages of 60 and 64 can be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Those interested can request an appointment through the usual channels such as the ClicSalud+ website, the Andalusian health app and Salud Responde, by telephone through Salud Responde or by contacting their health center.
The Andalusian community exceeds, according to the latest report of December 13 presented by Health, the 20 million vaccines administered against Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, which means that 90.11 percent have received at least one dose. population, 96.80 percent of those over the age of 12 and 94.10 percent of those over the age of five.
Likewise, 88.28% of the general population in Andalusia has the complete primary vaccination schedule, as do 95.53% of those over the age of 12 and 92.18% of those over the age of five years. In addition, 1,234,272 souvenir doses of Covid-19 have been applied since the start of the autumn 2022 campaign on 3 October.
