Santander, 5 November 2026 – The Health Department of the Regional Government of Cantabria is setting up eight additional walk-in vaccination centres next weekend (7 and 8 November 2026) with no prior appointment required. Vaccinations against seasonal respiratory infections—flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (VRS)—will be available each day from 10:00 to 17:00.
According to the official notice, the following health centres will be open on both days: Centro de Salud Sardinero (Santander), Colindres, Bezana, Cabezón de la Sal, Altamira (Puente San Miguel) and Meruelo. In addition, on Saturday 7 November 2026, the centres in Los Corrales de Buelna and Reinosa will offer walk-in vaccinations. The authority cited the positive response to previous weekend campaigns, during which a total of 2,725 doses were administered.
The measure supplements the ongoing appointment-based campaign, which began on 28 September 2026 for particularly vulnerable groups. According to the Consejería de Salud, a total of 189,500 vaccine doses have been procured for the 2026/2027 season. Of these, 14,000 doses are intended for people living in care facilities; 15,000 doses are planned as intranasal vaccines for children. As a technical innovation, the region is introducing the integrated vaccination register SIVAIN . It is intended to enable registration at all vaccination centres and improve records in electronic patient files.
The locations and opening hours listed are set out in the official notice. Municipal notices—for example, from Meruelo—and regional information services confirm the additional weekend opening, which aims to reduce barriers to access and increase vaccination coverage. The health administration says the walk-in service is intended to make vaccination more accessible to households unable to attend an appointment during the week, and to strengthen protection for particularly vulnerable groups.
The evidence therefore confirms the short-notice expansion of services for the weekend in question, the vaccination objectives and the campaign’s key organisational details. No forecasts are available for the number of vaccinations expected on either day, the age distribution of attendees or any possible further additional sessions. Information on these matters remains subject to further official communications. The measures described apply exclusively to Cantabria.
Editor: Clara Simonichek (Article created with AI assistance).