Radio 8 Ardennes | Vaccination against flu and Covid-19

For the second year in a row, people at risk can be vaccinated simultaneously against Covid-19 and the flu, during the vaccination campaign which begins Tuesday October 15

All people likely to develop a serious form of influenza and Covid-19 are invited to be vaccinated against these two diseases. This mainly concerns, as detailed on the health insurance website, (New window) people aged 65 and over, pregnant women, people with comorbidities (such as high blood pressure, certain chronic illnesses , diabetes, obesity or cancer) and immunocompromised people. For Sars-CoV-2, patients suffering from dementia and Down syndrome are also affected.

The health authorities also encourage residents in nursing homes and long-term care units, those living in close proximity to or in regular contact with immunocompromised or vulnerable people, as well as caregivers and people working in the medico-social sector to receive their doses of vaccine against Covid-19 and flu