The Public Health Commission of the Inter-Territorial Council of the National Health System (CISNS) recommends, after its meeting on Thursday, that vaccines against COVID-19 and influenza be administered jointly, “provided that both vaccines are available” . it can also be combined with other vaccines, such as pneumococcus.
The Commission recalled that next Monday, September 26, the second vaccination campaign with a booster dose will begin, starting from nursing homes and people over the age of 80.
After this group, they recommend booster vaccination for the adult population aged 60 and over, people in nursing homes and other disabled centers, as well as those under 60 with risky conditions. The booster doses of this autumn campaign will be carried out with the new vaccines adapted to the variants, the commission specifies.
With regard to health and social health personnel, he recommended the administration of a booster dose to the personnel of the centers, services and health facilities, both Primary and Hospital, to people who work in emergency health services in contact with patients and staff in residential homes or care for the disabled.
The commission recommends the co-administration of COVID19 and influenza vaccines, “provided that both vaccines are available”, and that these vaccines can also be co-administered with others such as the pneumococcal vaccine, “depending on feasibility.”
And people under 60 who haven’t completed their vaccination schedule or haven’t yet been vaccinated against covid-19 are advised to go get vaccinated.
The Public Health Commission, on the other hand, approved the First Biennial Action Program of the Strategic Health and Environment Plan (PESMA) 2022-2023, to comply with the provisions of the Plan, in the promotion of healthy environments for the population, the reduction of the of diseases and the identification of new threats to health arising from environmental factors.
Likewise, it approved the update of the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection Screening Guide.
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