Junta warns peak flu season has not yet been reached and urges people in southern Spain to get vaccinated

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The regional health minister has reminded the public and healthcare professionals that the use of masks is recommended "in all health centres in Andalucía" and locally "mandatory" in centres "that have activated the high frequency plan on at least three occasions in the previous week"

Europa Press

Seville

Monday, 22 December 2025, 11:37

The Junta de Andalucía's regional minister of health Antonio Sanz continues to urge people to get vaccinated against 'flu to facilitate the protection of vulnerable groups. On Friday, Sanz announced that the "upward phase of the flu epidemic wave for this season" is still developing, which means that the peak has not been reached and incidence will continue growing.

The flu rate at the end of last week stood at 38.1 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, compared to 33.5 the previous week. "The situation by province is very similar," the regional minister said. Almeria has gone from a rate of 26.7 cases to 26.5; Cadiz from 48.9 to 63.4; Cordoba from 37.1 to 50.2; Granada from 35.3 to 50.9; Huelva from 25.4 to 30.6; Jaén from 30.4 to 26.2; Malaga from 26.4 to 18.9; Seville from 41.7 to 44.3, according to official figures from the regional government.

Despite the rise from one week to another, the regional minister said that there is no cause for alarm, because the upward trend is something "expected and normal" and the Junta is "prepared". He added that Andalucía is "ahead of the Ministry of Health" thanks to having activated the specific regional action plan, which includes measures to be taken by health centres so that they "can respond quickly to specific increases in demand".

The high frequency plan is currently in phase 0 in Andalucía as a whole, although "there may be peaks of demand in some centres that trigger other phases, but these are resolved by applying the measures included in the plan".

Sanz reminded the public and healthcare professionals that the use of masks is recommended "in all health centres in Andalucía" and locally "mandatory" in centres "that have activated the high frequency plan on at least three occasions in the previous week".