Toilets should be vaccinated to create a “ring of protection” among the most vulnerable population.

-According to specialists, influenza has adversely affected in the habits of ordinary vaccination

-less than 30 per cent of doctors are vaccinated annually against influenza, down from 20% in the case of nurses

– 80 per cent of those who died for a cause associated with the flu in Spain in the season 2010-2011 not been had vaccinated

Granada, 2011-October Dr. Juan Jose Picazo, Chief of clinical microbiology from Hospital Clínico San Carlos in Madrid, has opened the second day of the 17TH National Congress of the National Association of informers health (ANIS), which has been the days 21, 22 and 23 October in Granada.

During his speech at the Roundtable citizen, first agent of health: vaccines as a measure of public health ”, Dr. Picazo has revised first of all the different stages which have been flu vaccination. The influenza virus has the peculiarity that mutates very often, a biological advantage that surprises the immune system ”, says Dr. Picazo. For this reason, explained that not to be surprised with the appearance of new vaccines against flu, what he considers a breakthrough in medicine, and not a bug. Don’t have to forget that person because of influenza die every year in Spain ”, added the head of clinical microbiology. According to the national network of epidemiological surveillance, 80 per cent of those who died for a cause associated with the flu in Spain in the 2010-2011 season had not been vaccinated,

on the other hand, has emphasized that the vaccine does not protect 100% of those vaccinated. of the person under 65, are protected 70% ”, said the specialist. However, it has clarified that the remaining 30% who did contract an infection will be of a much milder form than if it had not been vaccinated.

In the case of the elderly of 65 years, the response to the vaccine is less effective. Therefore recommended to the people in the circle closest to this most vulnerable population group, vaccinated, creating what has been called a protection ring ”. Therefore considers it very important vaccination in toilets, as to prevent them from contracting the flu, it avoids one hand pass is patients that they treat as well as absenteeism at a time in, he said, is needed more than ever all resources. As it has secured data from immunization among health are alarming, with less than 30% of doctors are vaccinated annually, down from 20% in the case of nurses.

The consequences of A flu

Dr. Picazo pointed out Lastly that influenza has adversely affected in the habits of ordinary vaccination. It has clarified that, because his mortality is much higher than common flu, with 30% of the cases, there was anxiety among society. The response, after checking that it was not necessary a comprehensive vaccination of the population, has been rebound around the common flu vaccine ”, adds specialist. This is a sociological aspect, and non-scientific, which has produced a distrust of the influenza vaccine ”, concludes Dr. Picazo.