Nearly 100,000 babies and children vaccinated against flu
Paediatricians warn that more people need to be vaccinated and stress that the virus's impact on the youngest should not be underestimated. Evidence of this is the pressure being seen in paediatric emergency departments.
Flu: Portugal surpasses target of 2.5 million vaccinated
Since the start of the seasonal vaccination campaign in September, 2,507,573 people have been vaccinated against the flu, of whom 1,341,224 were vaccinated at National Health Service facilities and 1,163,852 in pharmacies.
Portugal exceeded the target of 2.5 million people vaccinated against the flu
The 2025–2026 autumn–winter vaccination campaign runs until 30 April 2026.
Flu vaccination campaign close to target
Home News Flu vaccination campaign close to target Flu vaccination campaign close to target Another 14,066 people were vaccinated against the flu last week, bringing the total number immunized since the start of the campaign to 2,492,594, almost reaching the target set by the DGS (Directorate-Gen
Directorate-General for Health has again urged flu vaccination
Although it does not contain this year’s virus strain, the vaccine is proving more effective than expected, but the health authority warned that the peak of the epidemic has not yet arrived.
