Daedong Hospital begins free flu vaccination for the elderly from the 11th
Oct 09, 2024
Daedong Hospital (Hospital Director Lee Kwang-jae) has been selected as a medical institution for the 2024-2025 influenza national vaccination project and announced that it will start free influenza (flu) vaccination for the elderly from the 11th.
In preparation for the winter influenza epidemic, the country provides free vaccinations every year to seniors aged 65 or older, pregnant women, and children who are at high risk of severe infection using the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended tetravalent vaccine.
Children aged 6 months to 13 years old (January 1, 2011 to August 31, 2024) and pregnant women began to be inoculated from September 20th and October 2nd, and for the elderly, ▲75 years old or older (born before December 31, 1949) from October 11th, ▲70 to 74 years old (born January 1, 1950 to December 31, 1954) from October 15th, ▲65 to 69 years old (born January 1, 1955) from October 18th, and will end on April 30th, 2025.
Since the vaccination start date is divided to prevent the initial concentration of the inoculation and safety accidents, you can check the date that applies to you and get vaccinated at a nearby health center or designated medical institution regardless of your address.
Hwang Hye-rim, director of the General Health Examination Center at Daedong Hospital (family medicine specialist), said "The vaccination reduces the risk of infection with the influenza virus and protects high-risk groups such as the elderly, pregnant women, and children from complications such as pneumonia caused by influenza"More vaccinated people can increase overall immunity, reducing flu transmission, which protects the health of not only individuals but also the community as a whole, so we recommend getting vaccinated before the epidemic."
In the northern hemisphere, on average, the flu season is from November to April, and it is believed to occur the most between December and February. Although the timing and intensity of the epidemic may vary every year, it is recommended to get vaccinated in October in consideration of the formation period of defensive antibodies for about two weeks. Even if you are not eligible for national vaccination, it is necessary to consider paid vaccination for the health of individuals and their families.
As the vaccination is to inject pathogens that are expected to be prevalent this year into the human body to make self-defense antibodies against them, the vaccination should be given on days when the health condition is good. If you have any sick symptoms or underlying diseases during the pre-diagnosis, make sure to notify the medical staff, and stay at a medical institution for about 30 minutes after vaccination to check for adverse reactions.
It is recommended to take a rest on the day of vaccination, and minor symptoms such as pain, swelling, fever, and muscle pain may appear at the vaccination site, and most of them improve within one to two days, but if symptoms such as high fever, shortness of breath, and hives are severe or persistent, visit a medical institution immediately for treatment.
In preparation for the winter influenza epidemic, the country provides free vaccinations every year to seniors aged 65 or older, pregnant women, and children who are at high risk of severe infection using the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended tetravalent vaccine.
Children aged 6 months to 13 years old (January 1, 2011 to August 31, 2024) and pregnant women began to be inoculated from September 20th and October 2nd, and for the elderly, ▲75 years old or older (born before December 31, 1949) from October 11th, ▲70 to 74 years old (born January 1, 1950 to December 31, 1954) from October 15th, ▲65 to 69 years old (born January 1, 1955) from October 18th, and will end on April 30th, 2025.
Since the vaccination start date is divided to prevent the initial concentration of the inoculation and safety accidents, you can check the date that applies to you and get vaccinated at a nearby health center or designated medical institution regardless of your address.
Hwang Hye-rim, director of the General Health Examination Center at Daedong Hospital (family medicine specialist), said "The vaccination reduces the risk of infection with the influenza virus and protects high-risk groups such as the elderly, pregnant women, and children from complications such as pneumonia caused by influenza"More vaccinated people can increase overall immunity, reducing flu transmission, which protects the health of not only individuals but also the community as a whole, so we recommend getting vaccinated before the epidemic."
In the northern hemisphere, on average, the flu season is from November to April, and it is believed to occur the most between December and February. Although the timing and intensity of the epidemic may vary every year, it is recommended to get vaccinated in October in consideration of the formation period of defensive antibodies for about two weeks. Even if you are not eligible for national vaccination, it is necessary to consider paid vaccination for the health of individuals and their families.
As the vaccination is to inject pathogens that are expected to be prevalent this year into the human body to make self-defense antibodies against them, the vaccination should be given on days when the health condition is good. If you have any sick symptoms or underlying diseases during the pre-diagnosis, make sure to notify the medical staff, and stay at a medical institution for about 30 minutes after vaccination to check for adverse reactions.
It is recommended to take a rest on the day of vaccination, and minor symptoms such as pain, swelling, fever, and muscle pain may appear at the vaccination site, and most of them improve within one to two days, but if symptoms such as high fever, shortness of breath, and hives are severe or persistent, visit a medical institution immediately for treatment.
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