Flu and covid vaccination starts on 1 October: schedule by group for the Almanzora Valley
Flu and covid vaccination begins on 1 October and opens up by group until the 21st. What's new: the high-dose vaccine, now from the age of 75.
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The flu and covid vaccination campaign starts on 1 October throughout Andalusia, including in the towns and villages of the Almanzora Valley. This was announced by the regional minister for the Presidency, Health and Emergencies of the Andalusian regional government (Junta de Andalucía), Antonio Sanz, who has presented a timetable staggered by group.
When is it your turn?
- From 1 October: children aged between 6 months and almost 5 years and their teaching staff, children aged 5 to 17 with medical conditions or in at-risk situations, pregnant women, people in care homes for the elderly and in disability centres together with the professionals who look after them, and health and social care staff.
- From 7 October: people over 80, people with severe dependency living at home and their regular carers, as well as health and social care professionals.
- From 14 October: people aged 70 and over and adults under 60 with medical conditions or in at-risk situations.
- From 21 October: people aged 60 and over, the police and security forces, firefighters, prison staff and professionals exposed to animals.
The youngest children, aged 3 and 4 (first and second year of Infantil, the pre-school stage), will be vaccinated at their own school and with a vaccine given through the nose (intranasal). Their teachers and those who live with them, especially parents and siblings, will also be able to get vaccinated.
What’s new this year
Among the new features, the high-dose flu vaccine will be given from the age of 75, and not from 80 as last year. The Junta is also including vaccination against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in care homes for the elderly and for adults with severe immunosuppression.
Sanz insisted that “the important thing is to protect yourself and to protect others, because vaccination is prevention”. In the last campaign, 1,939,424 Andalusians were vaccinated against flu, a figure that, according to the regional minister, is “above the all-time record”, and 778,824 people received the covid vaccine.
If you are in any of these groups, make a note of the date and ask at your health centre or local clinic how to book an appointment.
