The DGS bulletin, which refers to the period between September 29th and December 31st, 2023, indicates that, since the beginning of the vaccination campaign, 2,287,820 people received the flu vaccine and 1,811,252 the seasonal booster against Covid-19.
Of the flu vaccines administered, the majority (1,618,319) were given in pharmacies, while 669,068 were given in National Health Service (SNS) facilities.
As for the seasonal booster against Covid-19, the majority of vaccines (1,264,290) were also administered in pharmacies, which this year participated in this vaccination for the first time. SNS services vaccinated 546,696 people.
Regarding the number of vaccines by age group, the bulletin published weekly by the DGS, in conjunction with the Executive Directorate of the National Health Service (DE-SNS), indicates that the highest vaccination coverage (75.96%) comes from the flu vaccine. in people aged 80 or over. In this age group, coverage for the seasonal booster against Covid-19 is 63.72%.
In the total of people aged 60 and over, vaccination coverage against influenza does not reach 63% and that for covid-19 is 52.77%.
The bulletin also indicates that, by the end of the year, 151,004 residents in nursing homes and in the National Integrated Continuous Care Network (RNCCI) and 38,087 of these structures had been vaccinated against influenza. Regarding the seasonal booster against Covid-19, it was administered to 136,088 residents in nursing homes and the RNCCI and 26,756 professionals who work there.
As for healthcare professionals, more than 60,000 were vaccinated against the flu by the end of the year, while 49,780 received the seasonal booster against Covid-19.
The flu vaccination campaign runs simultaneously with the Covid-19 campaign and is aimed at people over 60 years of age, chronically ill people, pregnant women, healthcare professionals and professionals who work in nursing homes.