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The flu campaign begins in the Department of Health of Dénia

28 October 2021 - 13: 34

The Dénia Health Department has started the 2021/2022 flu vaccination campaign this week. The recipients of the vaccines, in the first instance, are pregnant women and people over 70 years of age.

Image: Vaccine in the Hospital of Dénia

In addition, this fact will be taken advantage of so that the elderly population that enters this campaign also receives the third dose of the vaccine against COVID-19. In both cases, the health authorities will be in charge of contacting the patient to make an appointment.

COVID-19 vaccination rate

The vaccination rate in the Dénia Health Department reaches 80% in the population over 12 years of age. During this month of October, those over the 18 residences for the elderly in the Marina AltaThey have received the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Despite triple vaccination and, although it is not mandatory to limit social relationships, it is recommended to self-restrict the number of contacts without a mask for this age group.

With regard to the population that is not vaccinated, those under 12 years of age, it is not necessary to establish additional measures to those already contemplated in the protocols issued by the health authorities, especially those circumscribed to the school environment.

It is expected that the health centers of the Marina Alta themselves will summon minors who are turning 12 years old to provide them with the vaccine against COVID-19.

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