COVID vaccination
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COVID vaccination
We have lived in Spain for 20 years, we have residencia but we never joined the Spanish health care system as we preferred to have private health care via Sanitas.
now we have been told we cannot have the vaccination unless we have a Spanish health card.
Is this true, if not please tell me what I need to do to get the vaccination.
Regards,
tony.
now we have been told we cannot have the vaccination unless we have a Spanish health card.
Is this true, if not please tell me what I need to do to get the vaccination.
Regards,
tony.
Last edited by Rosemary; Apr 14th 2021 at 2:49 pm. Reason: corrected title
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Re: COVID vaccination
We were in the same position, here's what we did.
Visit your local heath centre, take your residencia cards together with your padron certs and proof of private heath cover. Explain to them that you wish to be placed onto the register temporally, ONLY for the vaccinations and they should enter your details into the system.
We both received phone calls a few days later with appointments for our jabs.
Visit your local heath centre, take your residencia cards together with your padron certs and proof of private heath cover. Explain to them that you wish to be placed onto the register temporally, ONLY for the vaccinations and they should enter your details into the system.
We both received phone calls a few days later with appointments for our jabs.
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Re: COVID vaccination
Even though you have a mutua, why would you not want to have a public health service card too if you're entitled to it?
Just curious.
Just curious.
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Re: COVID vaccination
The system is working that's for sure but understanding how it works is beyond me. My wife has had her first jab and has a Cita for the second jab. My wife has been registered on the health system 2 months as my dependant on S1. I have been registered 2 1/2 years and have heard absutely nothing about getting any jab. I'm sure there's a logic somewhere, I live in hope.
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Re: COVID vaccination
Females in early 60s seem to be getting the jab but males (like me) mid/late 60s nada (Alicante province)
Sit Rep from El Pais
https://english.elpais.com/society/2...-patients.html
Sit Rep from El Pais
https://english.elpais.com/society/2...-patients.html
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Re: COVID vaccination
The system is working that's for sure but understanding how it works is beyond me. My wife has had her first jab and has a Cita for the second jab. My wife has been registered on the health system 2 months as my dependant on S1. I have been registered 2 1/2 years and have heard absutely nothing about getting any jab. I'm sure there's a logic somewhere, I live in hope.
They weren't due to start on the 69 to 65 age group until all those in their 70s had had their jabs, don't know if this will change due to the problems with the AZ and now the Janssen vaccines causing delays.
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Re: COVID vaccination
It's getting more complicated than working out evolution!
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Probably to do with age groups? I'm registered with the health system as my husband's dependant. I'm 64 (almost 65) and had my first jab a week ago, my husband is 71 and hasn't been contacted about his first appointment yet. That's because they started vaccinating the 65 to 55 year olds (with the AZ vaccine) in descending order of age, whereas my husband will come near the end of the 79 to 70 age group which they are also currently working their way through in descending order of age, using the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.
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Re: COVID vaccination
There is a message from UK Embassy Madrid concerning Expats without health cover and getting the vacuna.
I have tried to post it here but the links don't post correctly. (Why is that?)
I have tried to post it here but the links don't post correctly. (Why is that?)
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https://english.elpais.com/society/2...n.html?rel=lom
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Re: COVID vaccination
We have lived in Spain for 20 years, we have residencia but we never joined the Spanish health care system as we preferred to have private health care via Sanitas.
now we have been told we cannot have the vaccination unless we have a Spanish health card.
Is this true, if not please tell me what I need to do to get the vaccination.
Regards,
tony.
now we have been told we cannot have the vaccination unless we have a Spanish health card.
Is this true, if not please tell me what I need to do to get the vaccination.
Regards,
tony.
If you are resident in Andalucia, check this official page:
https://www.sspa.juntadeandalucia.es...istas-privados
Last edited by ludojoey; Apr 15th 2021 at 11:11 am.
#13
Re: COVID vaccination
We were in the same position, here's what we did.
Visit your local heath centre, take your residencia cards together with your padron certs and proof of private heath cover. Explain to them that you wish to be placed onto the register temporally, ONLY for the vaccinations and they should enter your details into the system.
We both received phone calls a few days later with appointments for our jabs.
Visit your local heath centre, take your residencia cards together with your padron certs and proof of private heath cover. Explain to them that you wish to be placed onto the register temporally, ONLY for the vaccinations and they should enter your details into the system.
We both received phone calls a few days later with appointments for our jabs.
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Re: COVID vaccination
After 8 months of battling to get my first injection I used the opportunity of face to face doctor appointments to go and complain about the fact that at 78 years old I had not been contacted. Within an hour my doctor rang to offer me an appointment the next day, but I had to go to another town because they did not do the vaccinations in my village. I went andd had my first injection yesterday and was given an appointment for the second one 21 days later.
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Re: COVID vaccination
After 8 months of battling to get my first injection I used the opportunity of face to face doctor appointments to go and complain about the fact that at 78 years old I had not been contacted. Within an hour my doctor rang to offer me an appointment the next day, but I had to go to another town because they did not do the vaccinations in my village. I went andd had my first injection yesterday and was given an appointment for the second one 21 days later.
Rosemary