Portugal leads EU vaccination against HPV virus
According to an OECD study, in 2023, Portugal was the European Union country with the highest vaccination coverage against the human papillomavirus (HPV) and the second for vaccination against measles
Two petitions see thousands urge Portugal to reject European Vaccination Card
“Instrument for tracking, controlling and coercing citizens will lead us to five points of no return” Two petitions gathering thousands of signatures are urging Portugal to reject the implementation of
Almost one in three over 65s already have flu jab, “sharply up on 2023”
Almost one in three people aged 65 and over in Portugal have already been vaccinated against influenza this year – “more than double the figure for the same period in
Pharmacists unhappy they are blocked from vaccinating country’s oldest citizens
Say rules of winter vaccination campaign “disregard needs of older citizens” The Association of Pharmacies of Portugal (AFP) has expressed its regret today that the country’s pharmacies have been excluded
Millions of euros invested in pharmacies’ flu/ Covid-19 winter vaccination campaign
Government aims to see “more people vaccinated by end November” The government will be spending €7.6 million on Covid-19 and flu vaccinations in pharmacies this winter, and wants to have
Prevenção4all – new app to start alerting Portuguese to vaccines and screenings to do
App will “aggregate reliable information” Next year, the Portuguese population will have an app that will gather information on key areas of disease prevention, alerting them to vaccinations to be
Portugal to pilot “European Vaccination Card” from September
“Crucial step towards more resilient and health-secure future” – or “really chilling”? Portugal is to join four other European countries in piloting a European Vaccination Card from September. According to
GAVI’s Portuguese president seeks over €8 billion to vaccinate in developing countries
José Manuel Durão Barroso, former PSD prime minister, former president of the European Commission, former chairman and non-executive director of investment bankers Goldman Sachs and now president of the Global
Major purchase of bird flu vaccine
The European Commission is buying up to 665,000 doses of the Segirus vaccine to prevent human contagion with bird flu “to reinforce prevention in Portugal and 14 other Member States”,
Experts propose adult vaccination programme “to allow Portuguese to live longer and better”
Aim is “to reduce elevated premature mortality registered in Portugal” A group of experts intends to propose to the Ministry of Health the creation of a National Vaccination Programme for