Ahead of an expected severe influenza outbreak, Malta’s government will be offering flue and COVID-19 vaccines in a few weeks, with vulnerable individuals and those aged over 55 to be given priority.
Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne suggested that both vaccines should be taken at the same time, with authorities highlighting that COVID vaccines are to become a yearly effort.
In a recent press conference, Fearne revealed that the Omicron and flu jabs will be offered separately, encouraging the public to take them on the same day. The jabs will reportedly be administered in different arms.
“It’s important to take the necessary precautions… as we have become used to taking. And the best way to do so, especially this year, is to get vaccinated,” Fearne stated.
Public health chief Charmaine Gauci revealed that only four patients are currently in Mater Dei with COVID-19, none of them admitted to the ITU.
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