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Mandatory Medical Insurance (PSDF) is used to vaccinate children and adults at risk of pneumococcal infection. According to ULAC, 64.3 percent of people in the country were vaccinated against pneumococcal infection last year. (n = 13,587) more adults and 46.5 percent. fewer (n = 715) children (2-18 years) belonging to risk groups compared to 2018 (8,269 adults and 1,337 children). In 2019, the majority of adults vaccinated against pneumococcal infection (4751 people) with heart failure and children with respiratory diseases (473 children).
Pneumococcal infection (pneumococcal pneumonia) is one of the most common complications of influenza, affecting mainly preschool children, people over 65 years of age, and people with various chronic diseases.
According to data from ULAC, last year 66 cases of pneumococcal infection were registered in Lithuania (2.4 cases per 100,000 inhabitants). in one less case – 65 cases. . 2018 According to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, the global morbidity rate in the EU / EEA countries was 6.4 thousand / 100 thousand. Live
ULAC experts recall that pneumococcal infection is an acute bacterial infection caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae found in the upper respiratory tract. The pathogen is spread by air droplets when it enters the human lower respiratory tract, multiplies, and as a result, inflammation of the airways develops. The causative agent of pneumococcal infection most commonly causes otitis media, sinusitis, and pneumonia.
Pneumococcal infection is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. Children under the age of 2 and over 65 are at particularly high risk. According to the World Health Organization, 1.6 million people die worldwide from a pneumococcal infection each year. people.
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