{"id":158503,"date":"2026-10-01T11:24:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T09:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mallorcaglobalmag.es\/vacunacion-gripe-balears-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T11:38:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T09:38:27","slug":"vacunacion-gripe-balears-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mallorcaglobalmag.es\/en\/vacunacion-gripe-balears-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Flu vaccination in the Balearic Islands begins on 19 October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-158499 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mallorcaglobalmag.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Vacunacion-gripe-Balears.webp\" alt=\"flu vaccination in the Balearic Islands\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Flu vaccination in the Balearic Islands<\/strong> will be available to <strong>the entire population from 19 October<\/strong>, regardless of whether they belong to an at-risk group. Anyone wishing to receive the vaccine can <strong>book an appointment through Espai Salut<\/strong>, by calling <strong>971 220 000<\/strong> or in person at their <strong>health centre<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>2026-2027 flu vaccination campaign<\/strong> begins earlier, on <strong>5 October<\/strong>, in schools and residential care homes and for patients receiving home care. The main changes this season include <strong>extending childhood vaccination to the age of 11<\/strong> and immunisation against <strong>respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)<\/strong> for vulnerable adults.<\/p>\n<h2>How to book an appointment for flu vaccination in the Balearic Islands<\/h2>\n<p>Appointments can be booked:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Through <strong>Espai Salut<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>By calling <strong>971 220 000<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Directly at your <strong>health centre<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>People belonging to at-risk groups will also be offered the opportunity to be vaccinated when they visit their health centre for any other reason. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pregnant women and women who have recently given birth who were not vaccinated during pregnancy.<\/li>\n<li>People with certain illnesses or risk conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Health and social care workers.<\/li>\n<li>Carers and people living with vulnerable individuals.<\/li>\n<li>Essential service workers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Flu vaccination in the Balearic Islands for children extended to age 11<\/h2>\n<p>One of the main changes is the extension of <strong>childhood flu vaccination<\/strong> from <strong>six months to 11 years of age<\/strong>, compared with the age limit of seven last season.<\/p>\n<p>Vaccination in schools will begin on <strong>5 October<\/strong> for children aged three to five in the second cycle of Early Childhood Education whose parents have given their consent. Healthcare teams will visit <strong>351 schools in the Balearic Islands<\/strong> to offer the vaccine to around <strong>27,000 pupils<\/strong>. School staff who wish to be vaccinated will also be able to receive the vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>Vaccination will begin on the same day in residential care homes for older people and people with disabilities, as well as for patients receiving home care.<\/p>\n<h2>RSV immunisation in the Balearic Islands<\/h2>\n<p>For the first time, the campaign includes immunisation against <strong>RSV<\/strong> for vulnerable adults. From 5 October, it will be offered to people aged <strong>60 and over<\/strong> living in residential care homes and health and social care facilities, as well as to certain people over 18 with very high-risk conditions.<\/p>\n<p>For infants, immunisation begins on <strong>1 October<\/strong> in public hospitals and private clinics. Newborn babies born up to 31 March 2027 will receive the monoclonal antibody before being discharged. From 5 October, families of babies born between April and September will also be contacted to protect children under six months of age.<\/p>\n<h2>More than 289,000 flu vaccines<\/h2>\n<p>The Regional Ministry of Health has purchased <strong>289,090 flu vaccines<\/strong> for the 2026-2027 campaign, along with 15,500 monoclonal antibodies against RSV.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, <strong>219,096 people in the Balearic Islands<\/strong> were vaccinated against flu, 31,302 more than the previous year. Coverage among the target population reached <strong>34.3%<\/strong>, compared with 30.9% in the 2024-2025 campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flu vaccination in the Balearic Islands will be available to <a href=\"https:\/\/mallorcaglobalmag.es\/en\/vacunacion-gripe-balears-2026\/\"> [&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":158500,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1518],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-158503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Flu vaccination in the Balearics 2026: dates and appointments - Mallorca Global Mag<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"La campa\u00f1a arranca el 5 de octubre en colegios y residencias y el d\u00eda 19 para la poblaci\u00f3n general. 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