At the Don Bosco Home and Shelter in Quilpué, the Seremi de Salud Valparaíso, Lorena Cofré Aravena, and the Marga-Marga Presidential Delegate, Fidel Cueto Rosales, called on the community to complete their vaccination schedules against influenza and COVID-19. 19, emphasizing the importance of protecting risk groups in the context of the approaching winter.
The Seremi de Salud Valparaíso, Lorena Cofré Aravena, maintained that “we go with our teams to immunize the elderly people who are in this ELEAM against influenza, against COVID. Regarding influenza, we have almost 47% coverage of the target population, however, we are only over 40% in people over 60 years of age. It is important that we continue getting vaccinated. Extreme cold alerts are coming and therefore respiratory diseases can undoubtedly increase, so we must continue to prevent and go to get vaccinated at our closest family health centers.”
Meanwhile, the Presidential Delegate of Marga-Marga, Fidel Cueto RosalesHe pointed out that “we are here with our Seremi de Salud making this milestone to be able to show people, show them that we have to continue increasing the number of people vaccinated against influenza and COVID. It is a better quality of life, a better winter and we do not also collapse the health centers, which is tremendously important. We call on the entire population to go to the vaccination centers. “They will be vaccinating for free so that we have better health.”
Influenza and COVID-19 vaccines are free for risk groups in primary care centers and private vaccination centers under agreement. Information about the nearest vaccination points is available on the mevacuno.cl website, where there are more than 100 points enabled throughout the region.
Protection of infants against syncytial virus
This year, immunization against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has been incorporated in newborns and children under 6 months of age with the monoclonal antibody Nirsevimab. Parents and caregivers can take their sons and daughters born since October 1 to the vaccination points to protect them for the winter.
Along with vaccination, it is recommended to wash your hands frequently with soap and water; cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing; ventilate indoor spaces and avoid contact with people who have a respiratory virus.
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