A date has now been set for flu and COVID vaccinations for the entire population of Castile and León.

Next Monday, October 14begins the seasonal vaccination campaign against influenza and COVID-19 for the target population of Castile and León, which will be carried out in a staggered manner, by appointment, for groups with the highest risk of complications in case of the disease and those who can transmit it to other people with high risk of complications.

After the flu and COVID vaccination phase that began on October 1 in homes for the elderly and dependentsFor pregnant women and children under five, about 50,000 people, Monday will be the day doses of this free prophylaxis become general.

The Ministry acquired 713.00 flu vaccineby over 9.7 million, and as happened in the previous season, there will be no closing date for it, and competitions and play-offs are expected to be announced without the requirement of pre-registration, starting on November 18, when the campaign will run through approximately one and a half months.

Although it is impossible to predict how the flu will behave this season, Normal levels are expected as before COVID.without “anything exceptional either in timing or intensity,” as the Council’s director of public health, Sonia Tamames, explained in a presentation of the vaccination campaign.

The vaccine that will be administered against coronavirus in the 2024-2025 season is a vaccine. monovalent against two subvariants JN.1 and KP.2 of the omicron strain, circulating strains of SARS-CoV-2.