Covid-19 vacs will “very probably” be included in Portugal’s vaccination programme
Vaccination against Covid-19 will “very probably” be included in the national vaccination programme, “as is the case of measles”. Health minister Marta Temido has paved the way for mass-vaccination of
Portugal closes down to unvaccinated Brits
As of today (Monday June 28) Portugal is closed to unvaccinated Brits. The decision has been published in this morning’s Diário da República in the form of a government dispatch
Vaccine ‘insubordination’ in Porto sees health centre director suspended
The director of health centres in east Porto has been suspended today as a police investigation opens into why she took it upon herself to start vaccinating 18-year-olds in an
Covid-19: Portugal registers five deaths with complete vaccinations
In a day when very little seems to have made sense, DGS health authorities have confirmed that five people have died in Portugal with Covid-19 after both shots of vaccine.
“Portugal is European country with most ‘confidence’ in Covid vaccines”
Portugal is the European country where the population has the most ‘confidence’ in vaccines against Covid-19. This is the conclusion of a Eurobarometer study published by the European Commission today,
New hope for Brits desperate for ‘quarantine-free’ holidays in Portugal
There is new hope today for Britons desperate for ‘quarantine free’ holidays in Portugal – and indeed any other ‘amber list’ countries (which continue to be the vast majority of
Portuguese doctors speak out against plan to vaccinate nation’s children against Covid-19
As countries around the world start rolling out Covid vaccines for children from the ages of 12-15, a group of doctors in Portugal has retaliated. The Aliança Pela Saúde de
Portugal prepares to reopen to vaccinated travelers from US
Vaccinated travelers from the United States are to be allowed to enter Portugal, most likely from this coming week. The news came from economy minister Pedro Siza Vieira during a
Portugal prepares to reopen to fully-vaccinated Americans
Fully-vaccinated travelers from the United States are to be allowed to enter Portugal, most likely from some point during from this coming week. The news came from economy minister Pedro
Over-70s in Portugal to be offered vaccination ‘Open House’
From next week, any citizens over the age of 70 who haven’t yet been vaccinated against Covid-19 can walk into any health centre and receive their shot/s without needing to