They are administration of the flu vaccine started in Campania, which turned out to be the first Italian region to start the campaign at the beginning of October. These are the doses against seasonal flu and this year it is even more important to do them since compared to last year, in the same period, the activities are open, the school is not in Dad and people circulate more frequently.
In fact, in the autumn and winter months, last year we were often in the red zone and we used the masks as today, as well as making sure that the interpersonal distancing was respected, so the seasonal virus circulated very little.
So, if last year the seasonal flu circulated very little, this year the situation will be different also because there is a larger population of people who did not get affected or vaccinated last year, so they may have a less stimulated immune system.
Who can get the flu shot
First of all, remember that the vaccine is free for over 65s and for all frail people with pathology, but of course they can also receive it all other citizens, but a payment.
It can be purchased at pharmacies and this year, for the first time, even pharmacies will be allowed to administer it.
The President of Finmg Silvestro Scotti reported the also need to vaccinate children between 6 and 12 years given that they cannot receive the Covid vaccine and this makes it more difficult to distinguish the symptoms of seasonal flu from that due to Covid.
How to get the flu shot
Those over 65 and frail people can receive the vaccine for free from your family doctor. The doctor himself will be a contact the patient, on the basis of the lists already prepared last year and the programming made between June and July.
Instead, i new patients or those with diseases they will be contacted by the secretariats of surgeries.
- seniors will receive the boosted vaccine, While fragile will have the vaccine designed for people with pathology and the latter are the subjects who first started receiving the vaccination.
As already mentioned, also in pharmacy you can receive the dose flu vaccine and everyone aged 18 and over will be able to receive it, including the elderly and the frail. Pharmacists, in fact, have already taken the course to administer the anti-Covid vaccine and are prepared for this type of activity.
