Portugal has already administered around 1.561.000 doses of flu vaccine (including around 400 in pharmacies) and more than 750 thousand booster and additional doses of vaccine against COVID-19, announced today the General Directorate of Health (DGS ).
These results "were possible with the acceleration of daily vaccination in vaccination centers", including at the weekend, through the modality "Open House", added the DGS.
Over the past two days alone, and until 18 pm this Sunday, more than 00 thousand doses of vaccine were administered against the flu and around 66 thousand doses against COVID-80, of which around 19 thousand were booster doses.
The “open house” mode for people aged 75 and over is maintained throughout the week. Before going to the Vaccination Center in your area of residence,
people should consult the respective opening hours at https://covid19.min-saude.pt/casa_aberta/.
Users continue to be summoned preferably by SMS, through centralized scheduling and, locally, by the respective vaccination points,
for simultaneous flu vaccine and COVID-19 vaccine or flu vaccine only (if not eligible for COVID-19).
Self-scheduling of vaccines for people aged 65 and over is also available at https://covid19.min-saude.pt/pedido-de-agendamento/.
The Directorate-General for Health maintains the call for vaccination against the flu and against COVID-19. "This is the best way to protect the most vulnerable, especially
at this time of year, when temperatures are lower», stresses that General Directorate.
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