Overview
- Sergas is running extra hospital clinics on Friday evening and Saturday, including 1,500 SMS appointments at A Coruña’s Teresa Herrera and 300 in Cee.
- The health department has summoned 33,340 children aged 6 months to 11 years after pediatric uptake stalled near 50%.
- Officials say flu activity remains low but is rising and likely to reach a medium level next week, with the Dec. 9–12 medical strike expected to cut staffing and slow discharges.
- Roughly 750,000 people have been immunized statewide, with coverage above 80% in those 80 and older, and 1,316 patients are currently hospitalized.
- Emergency physicians call for responsible use of urgent care and standard home treatment for mild flu to prevent service overload.