This year getting vaccinated against the flu is just as important as it was in 2020.
The flu vaccination aims to reduce mortality and morbidity associated with the flu and the impact of the disease on the community.
Therefore, it should be primarily directed at protecting people who are at higher risk of complications if they get the flu and those who can transmit the disease to others who are at high risk of complications.
In addition, vaccination is recommended for people who, due to their occupation, provide essential services in the community and for people with occupational exposure to avian or porcine viruses.
For this campaign, given the uncertainty surrounding the behavior of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, there is a special emphasis on increasing flu vaccination coverage, especially among healthcare and sociosanitary personnel, elderly people, preferably aged 65 and over, and people of any age with underlying health conditions.
The goal is to protect the most vulnerable people to the flu, reducing the incidence of flu in these target groups as much as possible and helping to reduce the impact on healthcare pressure.
Recommended groups for vaccination:
– People aged 65 and over
– People under 65 who are at high risk of flu-related complications:
– Children (from 6 months) and adults with chronic cardiovascular, neurological, or respiratory diseases, including bronchopulmonary dysplasia, cystic fibrosis, and asthma.
– Children (from 6 months) and adults with:
- Diabetes mellitus
- Morbid obesity (body mass index ≥40 in adults, ≥35 in adolescents, ≥3 standard deviations in childhood)
- Chronic kidney disease and nephrotic syndrome
- Hemoglobinopathies and anemias
- Hemophilia, other coagulation disorders, and chronic hemorrhagic disorders, as well as recipients of blood products and multiple transfusions
- Asplenia or severe splenic dysfunction
- Chronic liver disease, including chronic alcoholism
- Severe neuromuscular diseases
- Immunosuppression (including primary immunodeficiencies and those caused by HIV infection, drugs – including treatment with eculizumab -, in transplant recipients, and complement deficiency)
- Cancer and malignant hematologic diseases
- Cochlear implant or pending implantation
- Cerebrospinal fluid fistula or celiac disease
- Chronic inflammatory disease
- Disorders and diseases leading to cognitive dysfunction: Down syndrome, dementia, and others.
We recommend visiting our center to address any concerns you may have and to schedule an appointment for your flu vaccine.
Don’t hesitate to trust Docthos Salud; we’re here to address your most important concerns.
