The Minister of Health, Presidency and Emergencies, Antonio Sanz, announced during this Friday’s meeting that Andalusia is currently reached 1.73 million vaccinated against the flu, which is underlined by the fact that “already we overcame … in two and a half months everything we vaccinated last year.
Likewise, he called for “not letting our guard down” after calling on a current rate of around 33.5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, which means triple cases in one weekand it is a level exceeded by four Andalusian provinces: Cádiz, Cordoba, Granada and Seville.
Before chairing the meeting of the Directing Council of the Andalusian Emergency Agency (EMA), Sanz wanted to “insist on the need for vaccination” both in case of flu and against Covid after reaching the “epidemic level of influenza syndrome” of 33.5 cases after specifying that this declaration is made from 20 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
Inside distribution of data by province The councilor clarified that currently Almería has 26.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants; in Cádiz it is 48.9 cases; in Córdoba, 37.1 cases; in Granada, 35.3; in Huelva, 25.4; in Jaén, 30.4; in Malaga, 26.4; and in Seville, 41.7.
Sanz appealed to the recommendation for mask use to access health and social-sanitary centers, which becomes obligatory in the case of health centers, hospitals and socio-sanitary centers, in the case where “they have activated the high frequency plan at least three times in the last few days”.
Advisor praises Andalusian health care
He claimed “the possibility of protecting us with a safe, effective and free vaccine“recalling that in addition to the usual means of making an appointment, there are other options such as “Wednesdays without an appointment”, which, he assured, “works exceptionally”, in addition to recalling that This Saturday there will be 42 vaccination points without appointment, both for the flu and for Covid, activated in shopping centers and in areas with a high influx of the public.
These 1.73 million vaccinated Andalusians served Sanz to praise “sensitivity and conscience of citizens”, although he urged to follow all health recommendations.