The MSP released the list of places to go to receive one of the doses of the vaccines that will be available starting tomorrow for a large part of the population. The main novelty is that the administration of biologicals can be done simultaneously. In addition, the possibility for those over 50 years of age to receive the fourth anti-COVID dose will be enabled.
Influenza vaccine
Influenza vaccines will apply to all those interested who are six months old, that is, it will not be governed by age as in previous years. Minors do not need special permission from parents.
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The MSP bought 1,500,000 doses for adults and 700,000 for children. It is a trivalent French biologic from the pharmaceutical company Sanofi.
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COVID vaccines
In relation to vaccines against COVID, from tomorrow the fourth dose (second booster vaccine) can be applied, which will be aimed at highly exposed health personnel, adults over 50 years of age and people with immunocompromised diseases who have completed an interval of six months from the application of its third dose.
In that sense, now it is the turn of the people who received the third doses in October 2021 as long as they meet one of the requirements.
As for the first, second or third dose, they will also be available at the vaccination centers.
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Pneumococcus
The pneumococcal vaccine is for those over 60 years of age, although its availability is “limited”.
Vaccination centers
