Overview

• The AEP/CAV-AEP, SEIP and AEV issued a consensus recommending systematic influenza immunization for all minors 6 months to 17 years, citing vaccine effectiveness of roughly 60–70 percent.
• Spain currently funds vaccination only for children 6–59 months, and recent pediatric uptake was about 48 percent versus roughly 96 percent for the meningococcal C vaccine.
• Specialists point to worsening pediatric outcomes abroad and estimate Spain averages 10–15 child deaths per flu season from complications.
• The plan urges school-based delivery, extended evening and weekend hours, walk-in access and active communication to reach at least 95 percent coverage, along with vaccinating caregivers, pregnant women and health workers.
• Regional moves are advancing as national adoption remains pending, with Galicia extending to 11 years in schools, Castilla y León to 8, and Murcia to 9 with a school campaign starting Monday for ages 2–9 using intranasal doses.