In recent weeks there has been a significant increase in cases of people with influenza, in the midst of a vaccination campaign that coincides with that of the coronavirus.
The Ñuble region has been in the spotlight, after several deaths related to this disease were reported, which has set off alarms in the area.
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In this context, it is necessary to take into account that everyone can be vaccinated, although there is a target group that has higher priority in the population.
What are the target groups?
According to the Ministry of Health, the influenza vaccination campaign includes a dozen target groups, which are:
- Boys and girls from 6 months to fifth grade.
- People aged 60 and over.
- Pregnant from any week of gestation.
- Chronically ill patients from 11 to 59 years of age.
The following people also join them:
- Public and private sector health personnel.
- Cocoon strategy for relatives of premature infants
- Cocoon strategy for relatives of immunosuppressed infants under 6 months of age.
- Teachers and assistants of pre-school and school education up to the 8th year of basic education.
- Caregivers of older adults and ELEAM officials.
- Poultry and pig farm workers.
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Where can they get vaccinated?
The vaccine It is free for people who are included in these groups and is available in the different vaccination centers, both public and private.
To find your nearest vaccination center, you can enter the following link (click here) and click on the blue button that says “influenza and Covid-19 vaccination points“.
From then on, you must enter the region and the commune and the establishments closest to your home will appear where you can get inoculated.
At the same time, Santiago Metro published the free vaccination points that are in the section of the network from May 23 to June 1.
These are:
Metro Los Leones:
- Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
San Ramon Metro:
- Monday and Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Metro Pedro Aguirre Cerda:
- Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Metro University of Chile:
- Monday to Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
San Pablo Metro:
- Monday to Thursday from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Metro Lo Prado:
- Tuesday to Thursday from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
What are the symptoms of flu?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that flu symptoms They can appear suddenly. Here we mention the most recurring ones:
- Fever with chills
- Cough
- Sore throat
- Runny or stuffy nose
- Muscle or body pain
- Headaches
- Fatigue (tiredness)
In addition, there are some patients who may experience vomiting and diarrhea, something that is more common in children than in adults.
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