Importance of Annual Influenza Vaccine for the Elderly: Ministry of Health and Population Guide

2023-11-05 13:48:00

Walid Abdel Salam wrote Sunday, November 05, 2023 03:48 PM

The Ministry of Health and Population said that the annual influenza vaccine is important for the elderly to protect them during the winter from influenza infection, continuing: “The influenza vaccine is available in serum and vaccine branches nationwide and in many pharmacies.”

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, the groups most in need of the vaccine flu Include:

1- Children from 6 months to 5 years old

2- The elderly

3- People with chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, respiratory system patients, asthma and allergy patients

4- People with weak immunity due to a specific disease or receiving medications that suppress the immune system

5- Workers in the medical field

6- Pregnant women during pregnancy and two weeks following giving birth.

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