The mobile health vaccination unit administers approximately 700 doses of influenza vaccine in Alicante and Elche.

The Ministry of Health’s mobile vaccination unit administered a total of 696 doses of influenza vaccine and 508 doses of Covid-19 vaccine in the first two days of travel in Alicante and Elche.

The unit was located today at the Jaca de Elche seafront, where 484 flu vaccines and 333 Covid-19 vaccines were administered. Likewise, on Saturday it was located in the Plaza de España in Alicante, where 212 vaccines against flu and 175 against Covid-19 were administered.

The Ministry of Health has launched for the first time a mobile vaccination unit against influenza and Covid-19 to facilitate the immunization of the entire population of the Valencian Community against these respiratory viruses.

The mobile unit will carry out a mobile route that will continue this coming weekend in the municipalities of Castellon de la Plana, Vila Real, Gandia, Valencia, Alcoy, Benidorm and Torrevieja until December 15 next year and will always be located in points located in the areas with a large influx of population in three provinces to bring the vaccination opportunity closer to citizens, as they can come without an appointment.

In this sense, next weekend, November 16th, it will be installed in the Plaza de España in the Castello de la Plana, and on November 17th it will move to the Plaza Llaurador in Vila Real.

The Ministry of Health insists on the importance of vaccination, as it is the most effective measure to protect against these viruses and, in turn, prevent possible infections, especially among vulnerable populations with a higher risk of developing complications. In this regard, it is worth remembering that the flu vaccine has been shown to prevent more than half of the most serious cases of the disease in older people and people at risk.

Vaccination is open to the entire population

Since the start of the campaign in October last year, 626,792 people have already been vaccinated against influenza in the Valencian Community and 421,956 against Covid-19. In addition, the Ministry of Health reminds that since November 4 last year, the vaccination campaign was open to the entire population without the need to make an appointment.

By province, of those vaccinated against influenza, 250,236 people correspond to the province of Alicante, 71,750 to Castellon and 304,806 to Valencia.

Regarding the Covid-19 vaccine, 421,956 people have been vaccinated to date in the Valencian Community. By province, 167,064 people come from the province of Alicante, 47,633 from Castellon and 207,259 from Valencia.

Regarding the vaccination campaign, which is carried out in educational and special training centers, 20,254 schoolchildren of the Valencian Community have already been vaccinated. In particular, 6,132 people from schools and special education centers in Alicante, 3,599 from Castellon and 10,523 from Valencia.

Mobile unit locations, dates and times

Next weekend the mobile unit will be in the province of Castellon. In particular, on November 16 it will be installed in Plaza España in Castello de la Plana, and on November 17 it will move to Plaza Llaurador in Vila Real. In terms of hours, the device will operate from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in all areas where it is installed.

Likewise, on November 23rd it will be located in Gandia, in the Plaza del Tirant at the end of Passeig de Les Germanies, and on November 24th and December 1st it will be installed on the esplanade of the bullring in Valencia.

On the other hand, on December 8 it will move to Alcoy, where it will be installed in Plaza Pintor Gisbert, on December 14 at Plaza SS.MM Los Reyes de España in Benidorm, and on December 15 it will move to Torrevieja and will be located in the Avenue of Doctor Gregorio Marañon, house 7.