Free Vaccinations Booming: More Supplies Coming in January

Following a strong start to the free vaccinations for those over 60 against shingles (Herpes Zoster) and pneumococci since November, new supplies are announced for mid-January.

New Supplies for Shingles and Pneumococcal Vaccinations Mid-January

A total of 230,000 new doses have been ordered, the Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday evening. The shingles vaccines will be delivered from January 13, and those against pneumococci, which cause severe pneumonia, from January 21. However, vaccines are still currently available.

Of the vaccines against shingles, 170,000 doses have been delivered so far and around 84,000 have been administered according to the e-vaccination pass, the ministry emphasized in a release. For the pneumococcal doses, 175,000 have been delivered and around 106,000 administered. "Everyone who wants a vaccination will get one. For this, we have made the vaccination program free until 2028, which is continuously being expanded," assured Health State Secretary Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig (SPÖ).

New Vaccination Dashboard Entry

The number of administered shingles and pneumococcal vaccinations is now also visible in the public vaccination dashboard at www.impfdaten.at - in addition to the influenza and Covid-19 vaccinations as before. This season, around 1.5 million influenza vaccine doses were provided free of charge. As of December 16, more than 1.04 million doses have been administered. For the also free Corona booster vaccinations, around 360,000 doses have been entered into the e-vaccination pass this season.

(APA/Red)

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