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Vaccinations done in spanish12/13/2023 ![]() ![]() Since 2018, a law allows for access to health care to undocumented people who can prove that they’ve lived in Spain for at least 3 months, and that their country of origin doesn’t cover their medical expenses. That’s where it gets tricky for some undocumented people. In others, like in Madrid, the booking can be done via an app, but it still needs a valid health insurance number. In some regions, the local health centres call people who are registered in the regional health care database. The mainstream booking systems are managed by the regions. Let’s look at how the booking system works. Several regional strategies, which implement the federal framework, equally mention undocumented migrants. They’re not identified as a priority group, and the strategy doesn’t detail how to reach them. The Spanish federal vaccination strategy explicitly mentions undocumented migrants and other marginalised populations as groups to be vaccinated. What does the Spanish vaccination strategy say about undocumented migrants? Please get in touch at if you have information you’d like to share, and follow our Twitter page to get more recent updates. ![]() It is not meant to offer an exhaustive picture of the legal and practical context in Spain. This interview was conducted in July 2021 with Pablo Iglesias Rionda from Medicos del Mundo to discuss the situation in Spain. As part of our efforts to monitor access to the COVID-19 vaccines for undocumented migrants in Europe, we’re speaking with national-level advocates about the situation in their countries. ![]()
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