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Bologna, September 21, 2020 – From Monday 12, in Emilia Romagna, it will be 1.2 million doses available (+ 20% compared to last season) of the flu vaccine to which one could be added Additional 20% in case of need. The vaccine can be administered at any time during the flu season, even if the citizen is late, that is. after December 31, 2020.
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Vaccination campaign goal: In a year that promises to be complex, as the flu season will likely see a co-circulation of influenza viruses and SARS-CoV-2, aims to reduce complications and simplify the diagnosis and management of suspected cases.
Who is offered the vaccine for free
Free serum for citizens aged 60 and over, with or without chronic illnesses; women who are at the beginning of the epidemic season pregnant; doctors and health personnel assistance in health, socio-health and social assistance structures; subjects admitted to facilities for long-term patients; subjects between 6 months and 60 years with chronic pathologies; high risk family members and contacts; subjects involved in public services of primary collective interest (school personnel, police, carabinieri, firefighters, and so); personnel who, for work reasons, are in contact with animals that may be a source of infection by non-human influenza viruses; volunteers from the social and health sector and blood donors.
Insertion of children and adolescents healthy in the categories of immunized mainly against seasonal influenza is the subject of discussion of the international scientific community. Waiting for the free offer for this age group, vaccination again for this year payment remains and it can also be performed by vaccination services after ensuring vaccination of fragile subjects.
Pneumococcal vaccination
Also for this year theActive and free offer of the vaccine. 13-valent conjugated polysaccharide pneumococcal those born in 1955 and the chronically ill of all ages not yet vaccinated. Those who received this vaccine last year will not need any more booster doses.
Types of vaccine
There are two kinds of the flu vaccine provided for the 2020-2021 campaign: the vaccine quadrivalent split, authorized from 6 months of age that contains two type A viruses and two type B viruses, for use in people up to 75 years of age and trivalent vaccine adjuvant with MF59, in which the adjuvant increases the immunogenicity and the ability to cross-protect against variant viruses, as well as the duration in time of the protection conferred.
The recommendation is to use this typology to all the “great old men” (older than 75 years) and, in any case, for people older than 65 years or more, especially if they suffer from underlying diseases that involve immunosuppressive diseases. Payment vaccine: in Emilia-Romagna 36 thousand doses available for individuals, in local pharmacies.
On the basis of an agreement reached by the State-Regions Conference, to make a quota of vaccines available to the private market, the Regions renounce part of the doses of vaccines already purchased through tender. In the case ofEmilia-Romagna is approximately 3%, equivalent to 36 thousand doses, which will then be available to individuals.
Furthermore, with respect to Vaccines to be administered to subjects that do not belong to the categories a risk Local Health Authorities may administer them only on condition that vaccination of the categories for which the Ministry offers the free active offer is guaranteed. In these cases, since they are optional services and not included in the essential levels of assistance, the payment of the service is applied, according to the regional rate, and the cost of the vaccine incurred by the 22 euros (6 euros for the cost of the vaccine including 10% VAT, plus 16 euros for the service).
The 2020-2021 goals
In recent years in Emilia-Romagna, the membership data is growing, but the objective is to continue improving the offer of vaccination against influenza, especially for people who can benefit most from it, especially those with chronic diseases, of any age. In accordance with ministerial indications, the Region has marked the achievement of the Vaccination coverage of 75% of those over 64 years of age.; confirmation of the upward trend for pregnant women and people with chronic diseases; continue to improve vaccination coverage for health personnel.
The trend of vaccination coverage in Emilia-Romagna
After a period of regression, starting in the 2015-2016 campaign, vaccination coverage of people aged 65 years and over has increased again; the trend was also confirmed last season rise, from 54.6% to 57%. The number of vaccinated people under 65 at risk of contracting the disease is also growing: it has gone from 126,800 in the penultimate season to 127,801 in the last one. In the last 3 campaigns against influenza there has been a marked increase in vaccines administered to pregnant women: from a few hundred in the 2017-2018 campaign to 3,655 in the 2019-2020 campaign.
Seasonal flu
Last season (2019-2020) was defined as medium intensity; the maximum incidence was observed in the fifth week of 2020, in February (13.4 cases per 1,000 treated), and it is estimated that, at the regional level, some 580 thousand people fell ill. 843,487 people were vaccinated and a vaccination coverage was achieved in subjects older than 64 years of 57%. The highest values corresponded to the group of 0-4 years at the sixth week of 2020 (39.3 cases per 1000) and 5- 14 in the fifth week (26.9 cases per thousand). People 65 years of age or older reached their peak incidence in the second week (2.3 cases per 1,000 patients). A total of 44 serious cases were reported, the majority (25) concentrated in people under 65 years of age. Of these, 19 were not vaccinated, while in subjects over 65 years of age, of the 19 reported serious cases, 13 were not vaccinated. Seven dead.
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