With the slogan, “Getting vaccinated hurts less than getting seriously ill,” the Ministry of Health seeks to encourage adherence to inoculation against the seasonal influenza virus. In Los Ríos, this call has allowed us to reach 34.65% coverage, which is equivalent to 76,825 people vaccinated out of a total of 221,424 people that make up the target group in the region.
At the communal level, Valdivia and Río Bueno show the lowest percentage of progress in this campaign with 28.7% and 21.5% respectively; while Máfil and Los Lagos are the communes that have the best coverage with 54.5% and 55.3% of people vaccinated.
Given these data, the Regional Ministerial Secretary of Health, Qf. Cristina Ojeda made a new call to people to get vaccinated against this virus, especially people who are part of the risk groups who must be inoculated every year to acquire the necessary protection for their immune system. “It is important to remind the population that the influenza vaccine is updated every year, since this virus constantly changes, which is why the Winter Campaign aims to inoculate people who are at greatest risk of becoming aggravated by this pathogen.”
Along the same lines, the regional Health authority emphasized that “scientific evidence and history have shown that vaccination can reduce the severity of the disease, making it an important prevention tool for people with chronic pathologies, pregnant women, and people with immunosuppressed diseases, among other groups.”
Regarding the coverage of vaccination against Covid-19 with the updated formula dose, Los Ríos reaches 10.3%, that is, 13,875 people vaccinated.
The bivalent vaccine used continues to provide immunological protection against COVID-19, therefore, those who have completed one year since their last vaccine with this dose and have already received their annual booster during October or November 2023, do not require a vaccination to be administered. new dose. The date of your last vaccination can be checked on the page www.mevacuno.cl
People who need to be vaccinated against Influenza or Covid-19 can go to the nearest Cesfam vaccination center or to the private vaccination centers in agreement that for the ministerial Influenza dose are: Clínica Alemana, RedSalud and Surmédica; while for the Covid-19 ministerial vaccine: Clínica Alemana.
