DGS Justifies: Babies have hospitalization and intensive care rates equally to the elderly. Novelty starts on September 23rd.
A vaccination against gripe it becomes free For all children From 6 to 23 months age in the autumn-winter campaign 2025-2026, which starts in September 23announced the Directorate General of Health (DGS).
“The main novelty of the campaign is the widening of the free influenza vaccination to all children from 6 to 23 months of age,” says DGS.
The health authority explains this decision with national data that demonstrate that “this age group presents hospitalization and intensive care rates equally registered between older people”.
Also recommends vaccination of children Between 2 and 4 years to prevent severe illness.
DGS announces in a published in its ‘website’ that the Fall-winter seasonal vaccination campaign 2025-2026 against the flu and against COVID-19 will take place between September 23 and April 30, 2026 in Health Units of the National Health Service (NHS) and community pharmacies.
As at the time 2024/2025, the high -dose flu vaccine will be available to all people with 85 or more years and for residents in residential establishments for elderly people, similar institutions and National Integrated Care Network (RNCCI).
According to DGS, this vaccination will take place in the previous season.
Vaccination against flu and COVID-19 It is recommended and free for eligible groups, taking place at NHS health facilities for children from 6 to 23 months old and for people aged 60 or over, including those aged 85 or older.
Vaccination in the health units of the NHS and users/residents of residential structures for the elderly (ERPI), similar and RNCCI, pregnant and health care professionals (public and private) and other health care services, clinical stage students, firefighters involved in the transportation of patient care and people with pharmaceutical distribution professionals, people in a situation, is also shelter and prison establishments.
Nas community pharmacies, Vaccination for users between 60 to 84 years of age and health professionals is recommended.
DGS points out that “this campaign aims to reduce individual susceptibility, the load of illness and the impact on health services, namely the use of hospital emergencies and the admission to respiratory infection”.
According to a ordinance published on August 14, the state will spend 7.6 million euros in vaccination against Covid-19 and flu in pharmaciesthe same value as the previous campaign,
The government says that the objective is to “ensure high standards of efficiency and effectiveness, promoting health gains, combined with greater comfort and proximity to users, and involving, in addition to the acquisition of vaccines, a budget impact of up to 7,600 000.00 (euros), corresponding to the remuneration that will be paid to pharmacies”.
