The Health Department of the Bank has vaccinated more than 42,000 people in the campaign of 2011 against seasonal influenza.

-the vaccination campaign began on 1 October and completed 31 of that same month, although it is still active for all those included in the groups of risk.

Alzira, 2011-December The Health Department of the Bank has been vaccinated against seasonal flu to more than 42,000 people of the region, in the campaign of anti-influenza vaccination which started on 1 October and completed 31 of that same month, although it is still active for all those included in the risk groups.

Also, La Ribera has vaccinated more than 66% of those over 64 years, which makes the Health Department of the Valencian Community with the best rate of influenza vaccination in this older, according to data from the Ministry of health.

According to experts, older than 64 years are one of the main groups of risk to which recommended the administration of influenza vaccine as they are at high risk for complications in case of becoming.

In addition, the data show that during this prevention program with 55%, women have gone to vaccinate more than men, and that vaccinated total nearly 29,000 people were suffering from some kind of chronic disease of base.

In this regard, it should be recalled that more than 56,000 letters have been sent to the citizens of La Ribera with the aim that risk groups concienciasen of the importance of vaccination against influenza common.

Anti-influenza vaccination campaign is still active for all those included in the risk groups. In this regard, over the age of 64 years, pregnant women, chronic, workers suffering from geriatric health centres, fire, police or civil protection can still be vaccinated in his usual health centre.