Health reminds that it will be necessary to receive the booster dose in order to obtain the COVID certificate if nine months have passed since obtaining the full regimen.
The Regional Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs reminds that, as of 1 February, the COVID certificate will expire nine months after obtaining the full vaccination schedule and that, in order to maintain its validity, it will be necessary to receive the booster dose. This measure will affect all those who have received the full course of vaccinations before 1 May and so on. Health urges the population over 40 years of age who have not yet received the booster dose and who were vaccinated before 1 May to do so in the next few days so as not to lose the validity of the COVID certificate.

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Taking into account the indications of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, the European Commission approved on 21 December 2021 to establish a mandatory acceptance period of 270 days for the COVID certificate.

It also amended the rules for coding certificates so that vaccination certificates proving completion of the full course of vaccination can always be distinguished from vaccination certificates issued after a booster dose.

Booster doses shall be recorded as follows:

3/3 for a booster dose following a full schedule consisting of two doses.
2/1 for a booster dose following a single-dose vaccination schedule or following a two-dose vaccination administered to a recovered person.

It is worth remembering that since 10 January vaccination with booster doses has been open to all people over 40 years of age in the Balearic Islands.

The last group to be included is the 40-49 age group.

The conditions to be met in order to receive the booster dose are to be between 40 and 49 years of age, to have received the full COVID-19 vaccination schedule and that at least six months have passed since the last dose in the case of Pfizer or Moderna, or three months in the case of Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca) or Janssen.

In addition, people who have passed the infection have to wait four weeks before they can be vaccinated with the booster dose.

Through BITCita you can make an appointment at the following vaccination points:

Mallorca: Son Dureta Hospital, Francesc Quetglas Space, Sant Joan de Déu Hospital (Palma), Son Espases University Hospital, Son Llàtzer University Hospital, Inca Regional Hospital and Manacor Hospital.

Menorca: health centres and Mateu Orfila Hospital.

Pitiusas: Can Misses Hospital, health centres Sant Antoni de Portmany, Vila and Santa Eulària des Riu, and Hospital de Formentera.