Which groups will be able to get the flu shot at the pharmacy for free without a prescription
By Louisa Krondiris
On Friday, the Ministry of Health issued the circular regarding which groups of citizens can be vaccinated against the flu at pharmacies for free and without a medical prescription.
The circular of the Ministry of Health
Among others, these are people aged 60 years and over and adults who, according to their declaration, have chronic diseases or workers in health care facilities and closed populations, such as boarding students.
In particular, people who belong to the following groups will be able to get the flu shot at the pharmacy for free without a prescription:
(1) Persons aged 60 years or older and (2) Adults who self-declare meet one or more of the following aggravating factors or chronic diseases: – Chronic respiratory diseases, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. – Chronic heart disease – Immunosuppression (hereditary or acquired) – Organ transplantation and bone marrow transplantation – Sickle cell anemia (and other hemoglobinopathies) – Diabetes mellitus or other chronic metabolic diseases – Chronic kidney disease – Chronic liver diseases – Neurological-neuromuscular diseases – Down syndrome – Pregnant women regardless of gestational age, lactating and lactating women. – People with morbid obesity (Body Mass Index >40Kg/m2) – People who are in close contact with children younger than 6 months or care for or live with people with an underlying disease, which increases the risk of flu complications. – Closed populations, such as staff and internal students (of schools, military and police schools, special schools, etc.), new recruits, institutions for the chronically ill and accommodation units for the elderly, detention centers, etc. – Workers in health service provision areas (medical and nursing staff, other workers, students of health professions in clinical practice) and in refugee-immigrant accommodation centers. – Homeless. – Veterinarians, poultry farmers, pig farmers, breeders, slaughterers and general people who come into systematic contact with birds or pigs,
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