The vaccination teams of the Canary Islands Health Service (SCS) have administered 100,246 doses of the new coronavirus vaccines, which are adapted to the Omicron variants and give more protection, since the process of inoculating the population over 80 years of age began on September 26th.
The new vaccines, used as a booster dose, enhance and amplify the immune response and, therefore, protection against all the clinical manifestations that SARS-CoV-2 disease can cause, and are available to everyone over 60, plus anyone between 5 and 59 years of age with any of the following conditions:
Celiac disease.
Diabetes mellitus.
Chronic kidney disease.
Severe neuromuscular diseases.
Diseases that involve cognitive dysfunction.
Chronic liver disease.
Morbid obesity.
Cardiovascular, neurological or respiratory pathologies.
Haemophilia.
To receive this second booster dose, you can make an appointment for any medical centre/hospital through the SCS MiCitaPrevia app or website, or by calling 012 (928 301 012 or 922 470 012). In addition, you can request to have the flu vaccine at the same if you so wish.
However, there are some places you can get it without an appointment:
TENERIFE:
- San Benito Medical Centre (La Laguna): Monday to Friday from 10:00am to 7:45pm. Weekends and bank holidays, from 9:15am to 4:45pm.
- Ofra Delicias Medical Centre (Santa Cruz): Monday to Friday from 10:00am to 7:45pm. Weekends and bank holidays, from 9:15am to 4:45pm.
- Los Realejos Medical Centre: Monday to Friday from 10:00am to 7:45pm. Weekends and bank holidays, from 9:15am to 4:45pm.
- San Isidro Medical Centre: Monday to Friday from 10:00am to 7:45pm. Weekends and bank holidays, from 9:15am to 4:45pm.
GRAND CANARIA:
- Infecar: Every day from 9:30am to 6:30pm.
- Víctor Jara Theater (Vecindario): Every day from 9:30am to 6:30pm.
- Gáldar (ground floor of the station, attached to the health centre): Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 2:30pm (weekends and holidays not included).
It should be remembered that you can only receive the booster dose against the coronavirus as long as it is at least five months since you had your last jab, and it must be at least three months if you have had Covid.
