Pharmacies in Portugal will receive €3.15 for each vaccine

Pharmacies that participate in the next vaccination campaign against influenza and COVID-19 will receive €3.15 for each vaccine administered, according to a decree published in the Official Gazette of the Union.

By TPN/Lusa, in News, Health · 25 Aug 2026, 15:33 · 3 Comments

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The decree that defines the terms and conditions for community pharmacies' participation in the seasonal vaccination campaign for autumn-winter 2026-2027 includes this remuneration. This funding will be covered by the budget of the Central Administration of the Health System (ACSS), which will transfer it to local health units, responsible for paying the pharmacies.

The Ministry of Health decided to maintain the decentralised vaccination model next season, anticipating that pharmacy participation will have a budgetary impact of up to €7.6 million.

"The experience resulting from the implementation of this model in the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 seasonal campaigns showed relevant benefits for the protection of public health and for the response capacity of the health system," the ordinance published emphasises.

The last seasonal campaign began on 23 September 2025 and ran until 30 April of this year, through approximately 3,500 vaccination points, with the participation of 2,585 community pharmacies and approximately 1,000 National Health Service basic health units.

The pharmacies administered more than 1.1 million flu vaccines and approximately 631,000 COVID-19 vaccines.

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By Hart from Lisbon on 25 Aug 2026, 17:18

People, do not get fooled again. Hilarious! In a world where the Covid crime has reviewed seriously by alternative media and panels but no-one from the Cividm enforcers is behind bars yet, says a lot. Get your curcuma, moringa, ginger, and rosehip, drink water and go out - live!!

By Stef from Porto on 26 Aug 2026, 10:54

Hart and Stef, you are willfully ignorant of the fact that vaccines are very effective in preventing severe cases and even death from both the flu and Covid-19. I gladly roll up my sleeve for my yearly flu and Covid vaccine and keep up to date on tetanus, etc., too. Do your research using bona fide sources. Don’t be fooled by the anti-vaxers.

By Jacira from Lisbon on 10 Sep 2026, 10:08