Since this morning, Valencian health centers have been administering flu and covid vaccines without an appointmentin the face of the rebound in cases. The Valencian Community is the second autonomy of Spain with a higher incidence of respiratory infections acute cases in primary care after infections skyrocketed during the Christmas celebrations. Family gatherings have caused the spread of respiratory viruses and hospital pressure is growing throughout Spain. Government today will ask the autonomous communities to implement the use of masks in health centers as the Generalitat did four days ago.
The Minister of Health, Marciano Gómez, announced last Thursday the start of vaccination without an appointment as of today with the aim of promoting the immunization of the population in the face of the rebound in respiratory infections and concern about their impact on blood pressure. hospitable According to data from the Acute Respiratory Infection Surveillance System (SiVIRA) of the Carlos III Health Institute, The Valencian Community is the fifth autonomous community in the rate of hospitalization for severe acute infection. Specifically, the autonomy has an incidence rate of 37.3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, double that of two weeks ago (18.1 cases). The state average is 28.7, almost ten points below the Valencian average.
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The rate of acute respiratory infections in the Community is also much higher than in the rest of Spain. Specifically, 1,501 cases per 100,000 inhabitants compared to the 952 national average.
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The Government has reacted later than the Generalitat. Today the Interterritorial Council of the National Health System meets, between the Ministry and the health advisors, to unify criteria. The Minister of Health, Mónica García, announced yesterday that at that meeting she will ask the autonomous communities to implement the mandatory use of masks in health centers. In addition to Valencia, Catalonia and Murcia have approved the measure. Aragón has done so partially since the obligation is only for health professionals. Madrid It has been the community that has been most reluctant to force the use of masks in health centers (for the moment it has ruled out imposing the measure). Therefore, In this autonomy, use in health centers will be “recommended and voluntary”
2024-01-08 06:01:03
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