Health does not define when it will begin to put it and advocates finding “the most appropriate time according to the epidemiological situation”
The Public Health Commission approved this Thursday the administration of a second booster dose of the vaccine against the coronavirus in the most vulnerable population, especially in inmates in residences and over 80 years of age, at “the most appropriate time according to the epidemiological situation”. Catalonia will put it in the fall along with the flu vaccine.
In this context, Health has considered “more appropriate” to continue regularly assessing the epidemiological situation of covid-19 in this population.
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In addition, the Public Health Commission has approved this Thursday the vaccine against monkeypox, prioritizing at this time, for the “limited dose availability”, post-exposure vaccination for the disease for groups of people at high risk of severity or exposure.
He also explained that he does not recommend pre-exposure vaccination, “although it could be recommended later depending on the evolution of the outbreak and of the availability of vaccines.