According to the latest Weekly Seasonal Vaccination Report released by the Directorate-General of Health (DGS), 33.47% of children aged six to 23 months have been vaccinated between September 23 and November 23, 2025, totaling over 43,000 children.
The extension of seasonal vaccination to all children aged six to 23 months, regardless of health status or risk group, is the main novelty of the 2025/2026 Seasonal Vaccination Campaign, as noted by the DGS on its website.
“Previously, only children with specific pathologies or in risk contexts were eligible for free seasonal vaccination,” it emphasizes.
According to the DGS’s guideline for the 2025-2026 Autumn-Winter Influenza Vaccination Campaign, children aged six months to eight years with risk pathologies, in risk contexts, or living with individuals at high risk of severe disease, without prior vaccination history, should receive two doses with a four-week interval.
If they have a prior vaccination history or are healthy between six and 23 months, they should receive one dose.
The DGS also recommends the vaccination of all children aged two to four years, upon medical prescription, with vaccines being purchased at pharmacies in these cases.
The health authority stresses that “pediatric vaccination constitutes a direct protection mechanism for children, the group most susceptible to influenza infection.”
The DGS aims for this first universal campaign to raise awareness among health professionals and caregivers about the impact of flu in this age group and the benefits of vaccination, which is safe and effective in preventing infection, disease, and complications.
It reiterates the call for all eligible children to be vaccinated, even if they have already been ill this season.
“The available flu vaccine includes several viral strains, providing protection against possible infections caused by other circulating flu viruses,” emphasizes the health authority.
