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Adult Vaccines in Valencia: The 2026 Calendar

The Valencian calendar sets a Td booster at around 65, one annual flu dose from 60, one annual COVID-19 dose from 70 and shingles vaccination at 65 and 80. Register in SIP, which as a resident requires the padrón, then book a cita previa at your health centre.

On this page
  1. Which shots can you get?
  2. If your vaccine record is patchy
  3. How to book
  4. Travel shots are separate
  5. Children
  6. Step by step
  7. Common questions

Yes: the Valencian calendar covers adults, and you book at your health centre once you have a SIP card. A few shots follow your age. You get a tetanus-diphtheria (Td) booster at around 65, one flu dose a year from 60, one COVID-19 dose a year from 70, and shingles at 65 and 80.

Which shots can you get?

For flu under 60, you can still qualify in a risk group, such as people with chronic illness or health and social-care staff. The COVID shot has its own risk groups, and shingles and pneumococcus also cover risk groups under the protocol in force. Flu shots are also offered in pregnancy, in any trimester, and so is a dTpa shot, ideally in week 27-28. Shingles is two doses, two months apart. This 2026 calendar took effect the day after the DOGV published it.

The Conselleria de Sanidad vaccination portal page listing the vaccination calendars
The Conselleria vaccination calendars page, where the calendar by age is published. Source: Conselleria de Sanidad, vacunaciones.san.gva.es: Calendarios de vacunaciones (opens in a new tab), captured 24 October 2026

The COVID shot follows the seasonal vaccination campaign, so ask when it opens at your health centre.

If your vaccine record is patchy

Bring whatever vaccine papers you have. Any contact with health services is used to review your measles status and start or complete that vaccination if appropriate. If you are pregnant or immunosuppressed, tell the nurse before the appointment, because the MMR shot is not given in those cases.

How to book

To register in SIP as a resident you need to be on the padrón. Our guides to empadronamiento and the SIP card walk you through it.

  1. Request SIP online, then collect your card at the health centre for your address.
  2. Call the number on the card to book a cita previa. The Sanitat app works too.
  3. Bring your vaccine record to the visit.

With private insurance you get an inclusion document with a SIP number instead of a card. The GP registration guide explains how to pick your doctor and centre.

Travel shots are separate

Shots for a trip abroad come from an international vaccination centre, and the Ministerio de Sanidad page links to the list. You can book one yourself online. Your SIP card does not work outside Spain; if you are insured in Spain, request the European health card from the INSS for an EU or EEA trip.

Children

Children follow a different schedule. See children’s healthcare in Valencia.

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Step by step

  1. Get on the padrónSIP registration as a resident requires habitual residence in a Valencian municipality, which requires being on its padrón.
  2. Register in SIPAfter the electronic request, go to the health centre for your place of residence to collect the card or inclusion document.
  3. Book a cita previaPhone the number on your SIP card, or use the Sanitat app.
  4. Ask about your vaccinesBring your vaccine record; any contact with health services is used to review measles vaccination and start or complete it if appropriate.

Not confirmed: The dates of the flu and COVID campaign: the calendar ties COVID and RSV to the seasonal campaign but gives no dates, so ask your health centre when you book. Whether adults pay for calendar vaccines: the calendar text names no price, so ask when you book.

Common questions

Is there an adult tetanus booster in the calendar?

For adults the calendar names a Td booster dose at around 65, and one dTpa dose in each pregnancy, preferably in week 27-28. If your own record is incomplete, ask your doctor which dose fits your case.

Who is in line for the flu vaccine?

The calendar sets one annual dose from 60 and a dose in pregnancy, in any trimester, and in the puerperium. It also recommends it for risk groups, among them people with chronic diseases and health and social-care staff.

Is the COVID vaccine only for older adults?

The calendar sets one annual dose for people aged 70 or over, following the seasonal campaign. It also recommends vaccination for risk groups defined by the Dirección General de Salud Pública and for other vulnerable or occupationally exposed people.

Can I get the shingles vaccine?

The calendar sets two cohorts a year, at 65 and 80, with a two-dose schedule at 0 and 2 months. It also covers risk groups under the protocol in force. Ask your health centre where you fit.

Do I need a SIP card before I can book?

Registration in SIP as a resident requires habitual residence in a Valencian municipality, which requires being on its padrón. After the online request, collect your card or inclusion document at the health centre for your place of residence.

Where do I get travel vaccines?

The Ministerio de Sanidad page on international vaccination links to the list of centres and offers a self-service appointment at an international vaccination service. Your SIP card recognises no rights outside Spain.

Sources and reader comments

Official legal texts (BOE, DOGV, government portals):

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