“It is very important to realise that seasonal flu vaccination has a specific target audience. Not all people need to get the seasonal flu vaccine and therefore, considering that we are talking about a quantity of doses purchased by the country that will be around 2.5 million doses – regardless of the vaccines that are purchased by the pharmacies community - we realise that we have to ensure that people with these health criteria are the ones who get the vaccine”, he said.
“Vaccines against seasonal flu are not for all Portuguese. And this is very important to realise from the beginning; they are for the most vulnerable people in terms of age and in terms of their condition, such as pregnant women," added the government official, noting that this vaccination campaign was reinforced in a first phase by 140,000 doses and then, in over 300,000 doses in an “ongoing acquisition process”.
Marta Temido noted that the flu vaccination campaign started on Monday, focused on residential structures for the elderly and pregnant women, as well as recalling that in the previous flu vaccination plan "there were vaccines that were not administered" and that this year it should be all over by 15 December.
On the other hand, the Minister of Health indicated that current planning foresees the superposition of the flu vaccine with the administration of a third dose against Covid-19 to some population groups.
I read an article from the ecologest magazine aboot 15 yrs ago that the flu jab increases your chance of getting dementia by 25% every time thats why i wont have it
By John m spillane from UK on 28 Sep 2021, 19:16
It's important to get the facts. At least one flu vaccination was associated with a 17% reduction in Alzheimer’s incidence. More frequent flu vaccination was associated with another 13% reduction in Alzheimer’s incidence.
By BG Davis from USA on 30 Sep 2021, 03:01