the Department of health of Requena starts seasonal flu vaccination campaign
-During the campaign will feature 11,800 dose
Requena, 2011-September the Requena Health Department seasonal flu vaccination campaign begins. The Ministry of health has acquired this year 900,000 vaccine doses which 11.800 are aimed at this Department. Aims to sensitize the population to risk factors and report possible complications of flu mainly in this collective ”, says Marisa de Reinoso, Manager of the Department of health of Requena.
The composition of the influenza vaccine for this season, recommended to be used in the northern hemisphere, is trivalent vaccine with the same strains than in the previous season, i.e., analogous to A/California/7/2009 strain / (H1N1) strain analogous to A/Perth/16/2009 (H3N2) and B/Brisbane/60/2008-similar strain).
Risk groups who should be vaccinated are, by a party, all people aged 60 or more years, and by other persons under 60 years with a particular medical condition. Is very important that they come to your health care center and was vaccinated ”, point.
This clinical condition will affect five groups: children (older than 6 months) and adults with chronic heart or lung diseases, children and adults with chronic metabolic diseases, including diabetes mellitus, and morbid obesity (IM equal to or greater than 40), people that they live in residences, institutions or centres which provide assistance to chronically ill of any age, children and adolescents, from 6 months to 18 years, who receive long-term treatment with acid acetyl Salicylic, by the possibility of developing a syndrome of Reye after flu, and pregnant women.
Also, people who can transmit influenza to those which have a high risk for complications (health, worker centers of geriatric institutions workers and those who care for elderly in homes) should also be vaccinated.
Finally, other groups who recommends vaccination are firefighters, police and other bodies of the State, civil and penal institutions protection security forces.
Objective: increase coverage
In particular, the Ministry of health aims this season increase coverage in over 64 years of age up 65% in people aged 60-64 up to 40% and 60% coverage in health professionals.
In doing so, has highlighted the owner of health, they have released a total of 4,200 copies of posters to be distributed in health centres in the region and that are aimed at three types of collective: population aged 60 or more, with any chronic disease and health personnel.
In addition, a total of 96.954 SMS messages will be sent reminders to people between 15 and 64 years. This measure reminder has proven to be effective to improve the coverage of the population of this age group. The text of the message will be if you have a heart, pulmonary disease, diabetes, kidney or other chronic illness, to avoid complications, attend free vaccinated against flu to its health center ”. It is a recommendation of the Ministry of health ”.
As in previous years, will also be issued an announcement on the channel Bussi of the Municipal enterprise of transport (EMT) in Valencia, you will be available about the campaign through the website of the Ministry of health (http://www.sp.san.gva.es/rvn/campanas.htm) and carried out specific communication actions for staff of residences, prevention services for hospitals, services of occupational hazards, scientific societies and other institutions.
