[Evaluation of the influenza a H1N1 vaccination in Castilla and Leon regions, Spain].
OBJECTIVE
The recent approval of influenza A H1N1 monovalent vaccine has attracted considerable public health interest. The aim of this paper is to assess the development of vaccination campaign in Castilla y Leon.


METHODS
We have performed a descriptive analysis of the number of vaccines given in Castilla y Leon from November 16, 2009 to January 17, 2010, inside the designed campaign for that purpose.


RESULTS
The total number of vaccines administered has been 116,243, 86,810 of which were from Focetria(®) which were administered to 3286 children under 18 years; 28,439 were from Pandemrix(®) and 994 from Panenza(®). The estimated vaccination coverage for all of the target groups has reached a percentage of 26.3% while the coverage achieved in pregnant women has been 4.7%. Of all the vaccines administered during this period, 82.2% were applied in the first month of the vaccination campaign.


CONCLUSIONS
The introduction of pandemic vaccine in target groups of Castilla y Leon has been lower than expected, with a mismatch between the different health areas.
Pérez-Rubio
Alberto
A
Dirección General de Salud Pública e IDI, Consejería de Sanidad, Junta de Castilla y León, España.
Eiros Bouza
Jose María
JM
Castrodeza Sanz
Jose Javier
JJ
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D007252:Influenza Vaccines