[Expert opinion on strategies to improve vaccination coverage against seasonal influenza]
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[Expert opinion on strategies to improve vaccination coverage against seasonal influenza]
Abstract
Seasonal flu continues to be a major public health concern, and the influenza vaccine remains the most effective preventive measure. In Spain, vaccination coverage data from previous seasons show vaccination rates well below official targets; however, these figures improved significantly after the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the importance of achieving and maintaining high vaccination rates in order to avoid the clinical and economic impact of influenza, our multidisciplinary group of experts on vaccines analyzed the impact of low vaccination rates in Spain and drafted a series of measures to boost influenza vaccination coverage, particularly among priority groups.
La gripe estacional sigue siendo un importante problema de salud pública, y la vacuna antigripal es la medida más efectiva para su prevención. En nuestro país, los datos de coberturas vacunales de las últimas temporadas muestran unas tasas de vacunación muy por debajo de los objetivos marcados por los organismos oficiales. Tras la pandemia de la COVID19, las coberturas vacunales para la gripe han experimentado una notable mejoría. Dado que resulta imperativo alcanzar y mantener unas elevadas tasas de vacunación con el fin de evitar el impacto clínico y económico de la gripe, un grupo multidisciplinar de expertos en el área de las vacunas hemos analizado cómo afectan las bajas coberturas en nuestro país y hemos diseñado una serie de medidas para incrementar la cobertura vacunal de la gripe, especialmente en los colectivos definidos como prioritarios.
Keywords: Influenza; cardiovascular events; elderly; health care professionals; influenza vaccine; respiratory disease; vaccine hesitancy.
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