Andalusia opens vaccination centres without appointment

Andalusia is setting up walk-in vaccination points for flu preparations in order to be more efficient in those areas that do not reach the average coverage figures. In this way, some Primary Care health districts are setting up times and spaces for those people who want to be vaccinated to do so without an appointment. This week, all provinces except Cordoba and Seville have walk-in points. In Almería, in the Almería District, Levante-Almanzora and Poniente districts; in Cádiz, in the Sierra Cádiz district and the Jerez, Campo de Gibraltar East and West Health Management Area; in Huelva in the Costa-Campiña County district; in Jaén, in the North and Northeast districts; in Granada, in the Granada South Health Area, Granada district and Granada-Metropolitan district; and finally, in Málaga, in the Serranía, La Vega and Costa del Sol Health Management Area.

Even so, the autonomous community has surpassed the figure of one and a half million people vaccinated against the flu in the current campaign, which began on 3 October, with 1,548,731 Andalusians protected against the disease. 63.9% of the over 65s, the main target group of the campaign, have already received the flu vaccine, especially the over 80s and people in residential homes (73.5% coverage). In this group, by province, Almeria has 121,736 people vaccinated (58.1% coverage); Cadiz, 201,124 (53.3% coverage); Cordoba 175,416 (68.5% coverage); Granada 189,458 (61.3% coverage); Huelva 88,418 (59.6% coverage); Jaen 156,581 (69.8% coverage); Malaga 271,172 (51.8% coverage), and Seville 344,826 (59.2% coverage). In the previous campaign, overall coverage in the over-65s reached 73.2%.

As for coverage in the other main target groups, so far 87.4% of people living in nursing homes have been vaccinated, 30.1% of children aged 6-59 months (14.5% in Almeria, 9.35% in Cadiz, 18.7% in Cordoba, 14.4% in Granada, 11.2% in Huelva, 27% in Jaen, 11% in Malaga and 14, 5% in Seville), 36.5% of nursing home professionals, 45.3% of health and social-health professionals, 73.5% of people aged 80 years and over, 44.6% of the population aged 12-64 years with pathologies, 58.3% of the population aged 5-11 years with pathologies, and 29.1% of pregnant women.

In terms of the number of booster doses for Covid, 1,141,031 vaccines have been administered. Since 3 October, 82,818 doses have been administered in Almería; 156,394 in Cádiz; 131,590 in Córdoba; 133,595 in Granada; 66,187 in Huelva; 106,273 in Jaén; 192,675 in Málaga, and 271,499 in Seville. As for the coverage of booster doses, known as the fourth dose, more than 47.2% of the population over 60 years of age has been vaccinated to date. It should be noted that since the start of the Covid vaccination in Andalusia in December 2020, a total of 19,909,407 doses have been administered.

Flu and Covid campaign

The flu vaccination campaign and reminder doses for the autumn 2022 campaign began on 3 October, when the flu and Covid vaccinations began to be given to people in residential centres for the elderly and disability centres. Also the population over 80 years of age and the staff and trainees of health and social-health centres, residences and disability centres.

On 17 October, the flu and Covid vaccinations for people between 65 and 79 years of age began, as well as for those between 5 and 64 years of age with chronic pathologies, pregnant women, dependent adults and their carers. On this date, children aged between 6 and 59 months began to receive only the flu vaccine.

On 24 October, people between 60 and 64 years of age began vaccination against Covid. From this date onwards, professional groups, such as law enforcement agencies, began to be vaccinated against influenza. In the case of penitentiary institutions, vaccination against Covid was started.

From December 2022, depending on the availability of doses, influenza and Covid vaccination will be given to those living in the household with persons aged 65 years or older or persons at risk.

People included in the vaccination groups can request appointments through the usual channels such as the ClicSalud+ website, the Salud Andalucía App and Salud Responde, by telephone through Salud Responde or by contacting their health centre.

Vaccination points in Almeria

In Distrito Almería the vaccination points are located in the capital at the Centro de Salud de la Vega de Acá from Monday to Friday from 16.00 to 20.00h for the administration of child flu vaccines. The San Isidro Health Centre is also open from Monday to Thursday from 9.00 to 14.00h and from 10.00 to 14.00h for group and Covid vaccinations for both children and adults.

In the District Levante- Almanzora, North Health Management Area of Almeria, you will find the Community Services Centre «Monica Sanchez» on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday from 10.00 to 13.30h and from 16.00 to 19.00h, on Wednesday for flu vaccines for children and adults and Covid adults, and on Saturday and Sunday for Covid vaccines for adults.

In the Poniente District the vaccination points are in the Primary Care Emergency Service of Roquetas de Mar on Saturday and Sunday from 8.30am to 7.30pm and in the Health Centre of El Ejido Norte, Saturday and Sunday from 8.30am to 7.30pm.