The vaccination campaign against influenza and pneumococcal 2013-2014 starts today, Monday 21 October in the Region of Murcia, as reported by the Councillor for Health, Pepa Carreño.
The Ministry of Health has invested 962,400 euros in the acquisition of 245,000 doses of vaccine.
The population risk has the right to free vaccine while the rest of the population can buy in pharmacies at the price of four euros and make an appointment at the health center to be the supply.
While born in 1953, incorporated this year to vaccination should be vaccinated against pneumococcal if they have not done before and those who already did, in the 2008-2009 season, should receive a single dose of memory.
From Health advised the public that make risk groups vaccinated.
It is people with 60 years or more, the chronically ill, pregnant women, health professionals and essential public workers, such as firefighters or the Security Forces of the State, among others.
Also, anyone can be vaccinated at least six months in order to reduce the risk of contracting this disease.
Carreño Pepa cehegineros remember belonging to these risk groups should contact the Health Center Cehegín where they facilitate the appointment for the vaccine administered to them.
People who are not part of the risk group but are interested in them is given the vaccine, can be purchased in pharmacies and, subsequently, by appointment, as in the previous case, it is administered in the Health Center also .
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cehegín