You still have time to get the flu shot

Two weeks after the end of the flu vaccination, 905,866 people have already been protected nationwide, but patients with heart disease and children over six months and less than three years are the Dr. Leandra Abarca Gómez, coordinator of the Immunization Program of the Social Security Fund of Costa Rica urged the target groups to "

" It's the best time to get get vaccinated because the peak of respiratory infections that occur in the middle of the year has not yet occurred, "he said.

should be protected against influenza are:

• All children over six months and under five years.
• The entire population over 60, regardless of risk.
• obese, diabetic, cardiac, with respiratory problems and pregnant women, whose age is between five years and 59 years, 11 months and 29 days.

According to the specialist, the CCSS makes an effort to protect groups at risk, but also requires an individual and collective response that complements institutional action.

Up to now, older adults with children over three and under five and diabetics in this vaccination process, as shown in the following table: