Flu and COVID vaccination campaign 2024-2025: this is the calendar of each Autonomous Community

The vaccination campaign for the 2024-2025 season will begin in the fall. the goal of protecting the most vulnerable groups of the population so much against influenza and COVID-19.

Joint vaccination, launched in the 2021-2022 season, aims to reduce morbidity and mortality in risk groups, while reducing the burden on health and social protection systems.

The campaign targets different groups, mainly divided into two broad blocks: those at higher risk of complications and those who perform important functions in society.

Due to the risk of serious complications Ministry of Healthaccording to vaccination recommendations against flu and COVID-19 in the 2024-2025 season. Spain recommends vaccination people 60 years and olderresidents of disability centers, nursing homes, people over 12 years of age risk conditions, pregnancyand people living with people who are highly immunosuppressed or have serious illnesses.

To reduce exposure and maintain critical and essential services for society, they also recommend vaccination medical and social staff and essential workers in public services such as security forces, firefighters, armed forces and civil defence.

Vaccination of children against COVID-19

IN children from 6 months to 12 yearsVaccination is prioritized for those who have conditions associated with a higher risk of serious illness, such as transplantation, immunodeficiency, or chronic respiratory and neuromuscular diseases.

Flu vaccination

In addition to those mentioned above, flu vaccination is recommended for children aged 6 to 59 months, who are also at higher risk of complications from the flu.

Other recommended groups include children aged 5 to 12 years with risk conditions such as those mentioned for adults, people aged 5 to 18 years who are receiving long-term treatment with acetylsalicylic acid due to the risk of developing Reye’s syndrome after influenza. infections, students undergoing internships in medical and social health centers, and workers who have direct occupational contact with animals on farms or farms.

Each autonomous community sets a specific vaccination schedule, giving priority to the most vulnerable groups. While not all communities have released campaign start dates, some have already announced their plans for the 2024-2025 campaign:

• Balearic Islands. The population will be vaccinated starting October 7, and a week later, on the 14th, a vaccination campaign for the entire population will begin in medical centers. On the same day, pilot vaccination of minors will begin in 24 schools.
• Cantabria: Starts now on October 1 for people admitted to nursing homes and care centers. from 7 to 21 October the population over 60 years of age, children from 6 to 59 months, personnel of medical and social-medical centers, as well as specialists engaged in professions important to society.
• Castile and Leon: Vaccination of priority groups begins on October 1, the rest of the population – from October 14.
• Catalonia: It will begin on September 23 with vaccinations in nursing homes and people over 80, and will open to other risk groups on October 14.
• Valencian Community: From October 14, the vaccination campaign begins in a staggered manner, giving priority to at-risk populations. This began on the first day with the vaccination of children aged 3 and 4 years in educational centers.
• Extremadura: The flu and COVID-19 vaccination campaign begins on October 14, and the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination campaign for infants begins on October 1.
• Galicia: The campaign began last Monday, September 23, for care home users and their workers. From October 7, in the homes of immobilized people and those caring for them, and from the 14th – medical personnel and people over 80 years of age, as well as people with weakened immune systems. Finally, yes starting October 26, It will be the turn of the rest of the target population.
• Madrid: Starts October 7th and ends January 31, 2025The Ministry of Health reports this. For request a meetingcitizens will be able to do this in the centers Primary carebe it for telephonethrough net Community of Madrid or through mobile application “Medical appointment.”