Despite this, local health authorities want to reinforce the campaign due to the deaths from the disease that have occurred nationwide.
La Estrella, Pumanque and Litueche lead the influenza vaccination campaign in O’Higgins, which has the region today with a national percentage of 66.24% only behind Tarapacá and Maule.
Despite this, the Seremi de Salud aims to reinforce the campaign, following national information that reports more than five people dying from influenza, and to this end this Friday it will hold a press point in Rancagua along with other authorities to sensitize those who have not been inoculated and are within the risk groups.
In the case of La Estrella, the vaccination percentage, according to official Minsal figures, reaches 99.91% over a specific population of 2,285 people. Litueche follows with 96.36% and a universe of 5,051 people, and third is Pumanque, with 92.19%, for a risk population of 2,062 people.
The commune that is in last place in vaccination against influenza in O’Higgins is Rancagua, with 57.24%, which is significant, considering that it is the commune with the largest specific population: 140,481 people. He is preceded by Machalí with 57.64%.
