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Published Tuesday,
April 28, 2020
$6.1 million-plus for
2020 influenzavaccination campaign By the A.M. Costa Rica staff This year 1.3 million influenza vaccines will be applied, announced Social Security. The doses will be applied to 1.1 million elder adults, in addition to 200 thousand children. To comply with the campaign, Social Security paid $6,120,259 for the vaccine doses, plus expenses to coordinate the application process throughout the country. In Costa Rica, the yearly influenza vaccination campaign has been carried out since 2004. This year, it is expected that the vaccines will be applied in Social Security clinics beginning May 4. Social Security does not apply the vaccine to all its members or so-called affiliates. Only vulnerable people will receive a dose of protection against this year's flu. Vulnerable people are considered to be children ages ranging from 6 months to 7 years old, adults older than 59, diabetic patients, people with morbidity and grade III obesity, people with heart disease, people with respiratory diseases and pregnant women. The rest of the affiliates must buy the flu vaccine for this season in private clinics. According to Social Security, influenza is a common viral respiratory disease that spreads easily from person to person and causes complications, sometimes resulting fatal, even in healthy people. Its symptoms start suddenly and among them are chills, muscle and throat pain, poor general condition, normally high fever, and fatigue. Its complications can be serious (pneumonia) and fatal. The virus can survive for three days and spreads by touch. Social Security advises that "vaccination is the best defense against influenza." People may contact the nearest Social Security clinic to receive the vaccine and avoid increasing the risk of contagion of this disease. It may increase the risk of developing a more severe pulmonary disease. ---------------- Should Social Security provide the flu vaccine to all its affiliates? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com Want to read more?
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