Overview

• The Basque regional health service, Osakidetza, began offering influenza and coronavirus shots to priority populations at primary care centers on Oct. 6.
• Care-home residents received vaccinations about a week before the broader rollout to priority groups.
• Immediate eligibility includes people aged 60 and over, pregnant women, individuals with health risk factors, and specified workers in social care, childcare and essential public services.
• Coverage for young children is reported inconsistently, with one outlet citing eligibility from 6 months to 5 years and another specifying 2 to 5 years.
• The wider public can request vaccination appointments starting Nov. 4 under the plan to immunize roughly 800,000 people.