The flu vaccine will be available free of charge to everyone from their GP from October 20, Chief Medical Officer Cecília Müller said on Thursday.
She told a press conference of the operative body responsible for handling the epidemic response that two types of vaccine would be available. One is for children aged between 6 and 35 months, of which 4,000 doses of it will be available. The other is for adults and children above the age of 3, she added. Children between the ages of 3 and 12 would receive half a dose of the adult vaccine, she said.
Getting vaccinated against the flu is getting increased emphasis during the novel coronavirus epidemic because it can protect at-risk groups against at least one of the diseases, the head of the infectology department at the South Pest central hospital said on Monday. The flu season is approaching and at-risk groups are the same as for […]Continue reading
What’s most important is that the most vulnerable, including those suffering from underlying diseases and people aged above 60, as well as health workers and social care home employees and residents, get vaccinated, she added.
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