For those UE citizens who live in Portugal as NHR (non-habitual residents) or newcomers who are not yet familiarize with the portuguese National Health System (SNS, Serviço Nacional de Saúde) or still have doubts about that, especially in these uncertain times due to the Covid19 pandemic :
1. To obtain the NHS user number, EU citizens can apply to the health centre in their residence council with one of the following documents, (a) or (b):
(a) the EU citizen registration certificate , obtained from the municipality where you reside in Portugal
https://eportugal.gov.pt/servicos/pedir … /eee/suica
(b) the portable document S1, which is intended for citizens residing and working in Portugal, as well as pensioners residing in Portugal who receive a pension from other EU country.
This S1 document is issued by the Member State whose social security system covers these citizens. This document must be submitted to the social security office in the area of residence in Portugal (see *A*), which validates it and returns a copy while informing him/her of the Health Centre where it should be presented.
2. The health centres are divided into zones. You should go to the one corresponding to your residence area and be informed of the service hours, types of services, referral hospitals and diagnostic aids available. (see *B*)
The health centre issues a registration form with a user number, which must always be presented to the health centre or any other health unit you visit.
https://eportugal.gov.pt/servicos/pedir … nte-do-sns
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Due to Covid19, all public services are requiring prior registration for schedulling the service provided, which can be done by email or phone.
(*A*) Social Security.
http://www.seg-social.pt/servicos-de-atendimento
By selecting the city at "Pesquisar por" box, to search for your social security service or the "Loja do Cidadão" (Citizen's store) (if it exists in the city), you will get the address, service hours, the municipal holiday when the service is closed, email and telephone for scheduling.
(*B*) Unidades de Saúde Familiar / Centros de Saúde (Family or local health units/public health centres)
The "centro de saúde" is the basic unit of the NHS for primary health care to the population.
Once you have the SNS user number, you can send an email, indicating your name, birth date, user number and phone number (if necessary to sending of paperless medical prescriptions (receitas sem papel) by SMS, which shall be presented at the pharmacy).
https://pem.spms.min-saude.pt/receita-sem-papel/
Most health centres are open every working day, between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., but some units are open for long hours and on weekends.
The services available there are as follows:
- Family medical consultations
- Nursing service - for various types of care treatments, such as administration of vaccines and injectable drugs, wound treatment, home care for bedridden patients, etc.
- Immunization - all vaccines included in the national immunization programme, and hopefully soon with the future Covid19/SARS-COV-2 vaccine as well)
- And others services that may be available there.
To find out the address, phone and mobile phones, email of your health center, you can access to :
https://www.sns.gov.pt/sns/pesquisa-prestadores/
Eg. if you live in Algarve, you should choose "Distrito" = Faro, "Concelho" = City where you live. You should then choose "Cuidados de Saúde Primários". From the list given, choose the "Unidade de Saúde Familiar" closest to you.
Due to the Covid19, often health services do not answer the phone. Give preference to the email which will always be answered. You can try to suggest a day of the week (Monday, ... Friday) or an hour of presence, and they will try to facilitate your scheduling presence.
Here you can also get information about the "Cuidados de Saúde Hospitalares" (Hospital health care) and the "Farmácias" in your residence area. In what concerns to pharmacies, you have the addresses and service hours (weekdays, weekends and holidays). It is also detailed there if you have online sale available on the Internet.
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Useful Info:
SNS, National Health Service
https://www.sns.gov.pt/
Information/recommendations about Covid19 in Portugal
https://covid19estamoson.gov.pt/
Linha Saúde SNS 24, Public health phone number
808 24 24 24
It has a english speaking attendance service, “For english press 9”.
MOxAd-Tech masks
First mask tested against the new coronavirus developed in Portugal. It contains several layers of protection, a antimicrobial tissue that acts as a shield against viruses and bacteria (99% effectiveness) and a water-repellent treatment that prevents droplets carrying viruses and bacteria from attaching to the tissue.
Euronews TV report about that: https://youtu.be/FwYheEiq0og
It is available in several sales channels, eg. CTT post office shops or online stores:
https://www.ctt.pt/particulares/loja/mascaras
https://mo-online.com/ie/en/community-mask/7154310.html
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Beaches:
It is always useful to remember the safety rules you should have to reduce your risk, known to everyone, such as using social distance and avoiding crowded places, which is somehow difficult when you visit beaches or public pools. In this case, please check out the following links:
https://www.sns24.gov.pt/tema/doencas-i … as-praias/
https://covid19estamoson.gov.pt/plano-d … nto-praias
Also this application for smarphones and tablets "InfoPraia" available for Android (on Google Play Store) and iOS that shows us in real time, the state of beach occupancy, water quality and other information that can be useful.
Good health to All ! 
Access to the National Health System and Covid19
Stayaway Covid Mobile App
What is it?
STAYAWAY COVID is an application that runs on iOS and Android mobile phones and is intended to support Portugal in its efforts to screen for COVID-19. By monitoring your most recent contacts
(approach of less than 2 meters for at least 15 minutes), the app allows you to know, simply and safely, whether you have been exposed to the disease.
The STAYAWAY COVID app is entirely voluntary and free and at no time requires access to your identity or personal data.
How does it work?
The app works simply: each user who has tested positive can enter the test code into the app. After validation by the Portuguese General Health Supervision / Direcção Geral de Saúde (DGS), the application will alert other users who have been close to the infected user - for 15 minutes or more - always without revealing their identity, contacts or those of other users.
When there is no record of close contacts with a high risk of contagion, the app's home page will show a green colour that will change to yellow whenever the user has been close to someone who has been diagnosed with Covid-19.
There is no need for the internet.
Almost no battery consumption.
You only need to have Bluetooth on.
There is no personal data involved, there is complete anonymity of who is warned of a potential dangerous contact - the infected person does not know who has infected them. Nobody knows who is infected except the health authorities.
Additional information:
Portuguese National Health System (SNS) Website:
https://www.sns.gov.pt/noticias/2020/09 … y-covid-2/
STAYAWAY Covid Website (in english), Guiding Principles & FAQs
https://stayawaycovid.pt/landing-page/
Health Government Authorities: Up until the day September 29, there were 1,163.554 downloads on the iOS and Android operating systems.
http://bip.inesctec.pt/en/noticias/stay … plication/https://covid19.min-saude.pt/aplicacao- … downloads/
Similar apps around the world:
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-a … countries/
As far as Portugal is concerned, the open source code is available for anyone interested.
It is compulsory to wear a mask for access, circulation or stay in public spaces and streets from today, 28 October, Wednesday, for 70 days (until the beginning of January 2021). Masks cannot be replaced by visors.
This measure may be renewed at the end of this period.
https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/economi … o-e-porque
Website of the Presidency of the Republic:
http://www.presidencia.pt/?idc=10&idi=180290
Does anyone know how to go about registering for the national health over here the S1 wont apply to us as we are not at state pension age & neither do we work any info gratefully received
Any foreign citizen with legal residence in Portugal can request the number of user to have access to the portuguese SNS (Sistema Nacional de Saúde) - National Health System.
https://eportugal.gov.pt/servicos/pedir … nte-do-sns
- A foreign citizen can ask for the NHS user number when he has legal residence in Portugal.
- Documents requested: Valid residence permit issued by SEF and NIF (Tax Identification Number)
- It is free of charge.
- Go to a health centre in your residence area with the documents required.
The government approved a curfew in 121 councils/municipalities in Portugal:
- on weekdays, between 11pm and 5am,
- and at weekends,
between 1pm on Saturday and 5am on Sunday
and 1pm on Sunday and 5am on Monday,
under the state of emergency, which will apply from 9 November to 23 November.
See here which councils will have a curfew:
https://eco.sapo.pt/2020/11/08/governo- … mergencia/https://sol.sapo.pt/artigo/714425/recol … emerg-ncia
List of Public Hospitals and Basic Emergency Services (SUB-Serviços de Urgência Básica) of the Portuguese National Health Service
Hospitals provide Medical-Surgery Emergency / Multipurpose Emergency Services.
There are some Local Health Centers that provide Basic Emergency Services (SUB).
Each SUB serves to relieve the emergency services of the nearest hospital and is located:
- in an influence area that covers a population of more than 40.000 inhabitants where, for at least one part, under normal conditions, has accessibility in more than 60 minutes concerning the nearest medical/surgery or multipurpose emergency services; or
- in one of the Azores islands (except São Miguel, Terceira and Faial islands) or Porto Santo island on Madeira islands, where the nearest hospital is located on another island, and the patient must be transported by helicopter-ambulance equipped with immediate life support; or
- in less populated / dispersed areas in mainland Portugal, especially in the Alentejo (south) and Trás-os-Montes regions (northeast).
Each SUB allows to assist to urgent events with greater proximity to the local populations, and shall have the following resources:
a. Human - doctor(s) in physical presence, nurse(s) and a medical auxiliary assistant(s)
b. Equipment - required material to allow immediate life support or to perform basic/minor surgeries.
Each SUB has an ambulance/helicopter available in a desired short time (as soon as possible, mostly in islands), with an allocated team (consisting of a nurse and a medical emergency assistant) whose main goal is to:
- ensure a pre-hospital stabilisation, with immediate life support equipment;
- transport (to the nearest hospital) of the critically ill patient (accident victim or sudden illness) in emergency events.
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District; County/Town; Public Hospital/SUB
AZORES ISLANDS
Açores; Ilha da Graciosa ; Serviço de Urgência Básica de Santa Cruz Graciosa
Açores; Ilha das Flores ; Serviço de Urgência Básica de Santa Cruz das Flores
Açores; Ilha de S.Miguel - Ponta Delgada ; Hospital do Divino Espirito Santo
Açores; Ilha de Santa Maria; Serviço de Urgência Básica da Ilha Santa Maria, Vila do Porto
Açores; Ilha de São Jorge ; Serviço de Urgência Básica da Calheta
Açores; Ilha do Corvo ; Serviço de Urgência Básica do Corvo
Açores; Ilha do Faial - Horta ; Hospital da Horta
Açores; Ilha do Pico ; Serviço de Urgência Básica da Madalena
Açores; Ilha Terceira - Angra do Heroísmo ; Hospital de Santo Espírito da Ilha Terceira
AVEIRO
Aveiro; Águeda ; Hospital Distrital de Águeda
Aveiro; Anadia ; Hospital José Luciano de Castro da Misericórdia de Anadia
Aveiro; Arouca ; Serviço de Urgência Básica de Arouca
Aveiro; Aveiro ; Hospital Infante D. Pedro
Aveiro; Estarreja ; Hospital Visconde de Salreu – Estarreja
Aveiro; Oliveira de Azeméis ; Hospital São Miguel – Oliveira de Azeméis
Aveiro; Ovar ; Hospital Dr. Francisco Zagalo
Aveiro; Santa Maria da Feira ; Hospital São Sebastião, Santa Maria da Feira
Aveiro; São João da Madeira ; Hospital Distrital São João da Madeira
BEJA
Beja; Beja ; Hospital José Joaquim Fernandes – Beja
Beja; Moura ; Serviço de Urgência Básica de Moura
Beja; Odemira ; Serviço de Urgência Básica de Odemira
Beja; Serpa ; Hospital São Paulo - Serpa
BRAGA
Braga; Barcelos ; Hospital de Santa Maria Maior
Braga; Braga ; Hospital de Braga
Braga; Fafe ; Hospital São José, Fafe
Braga; Famalicão ; Hospital de São João de Deus - Famalicão
Braga; Guimarães ; Hospital da Senhora da Oliveira - Guimarães
BRAGANÇA
Bragança; Bragança ; Hospital de Bragança
Bragança; Macedo de Cavaleiros ; Hospital de Macedo de Cavaleiros
Bragança; Mirandela ; Hospital de Mirandela
Bragança; Mogadouro ; Serviço de Urgência Básica de Mogadouro
CASTELO BRANCO
Castelo Branco; Castelo Branco ; Hospital Amato Lusitano
Castelo Branco; Covilhã ; Hospital Pêro da Covilhã
Castelo Branco; Fundão ; Hospital do Fundão
COIMBRA
Coimbra; Arganil ; Serviço de Urgência Básica de Arganil
Coimbra; Cantanhede ; Hospital Arcebispo João Crisóstomo - Cantanhede
Coimbra; Coimbra ; Centro de Medicina de Reabilitação da Rovisco Pais
Coimbra; Coimbra ; Hospital Geral
Coimbra; Coimbra ; Hospital Pediátrico de Coimbra
Coimbra; Coimbra ; Hospital Sobral Cid
Coimbra; Coimbra ; Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil de Coimbra
Coimbra; Coimbra ; Maternidade Bissaya Barreto
Coimbra; Coimbra ; Maternidade Dr. Daniel de Matos
Coimbra; Figueira da Foz ; Hospital Distrital da Figueira da Foz
ÉVORA
Évora; Estremoz ; Serviço de Urgência Básica de Estremoz
Évora; Évora ; Hospital do Espírito Santo - Évora
Évora; Montemor-o-Novo ; Serviço de Urgência Básica de Montemor-o-Novo
FARO
Faro; Faro ; Hospital de Faro
Faro; Lagos ; Hospital de Lagos
Faro; Portimão ; Hospital de Portimão
Faro; São Brás de Alportel ; Centro de Medicina Física e Reabilitação do Sul
Faro; Vila Real Santo António ; Serviço de Urgência Básica de Vila Real Santo António
GUARDA
Guarda; Guarda ; Hospital Sousa Martins – Guarda
Guarda; Seia ; Hospital Nossa Senhora da Assunção – Seia
Guarda; V.N.Foz Côa ; Serviço de Urgência Básica de V.N.Foz Côa
LEIRIA
Leiria; Alcobaça ; Hospital Bernardino Lopes de Oliveira – Alcobaça
Leiria; Caldas da Rainha ; Hospital Distrital Caldas da Rainha
Leiria; Leiria ; Hospital de Santo André – Leiria
Leiria; Peniche ; Hospital São Pedro Gonçalves Telmo – Peniche
Leiria; Pombal ; Hospital Distrital Pombal
LISBOA
Lisboa; Amadora ; Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca
Lisboa; Carnaxide ; Hospital Santa Cruz
Lisboa; Cascais / Alcabideche; Hospital de Cascais Dr. António José de Almeida
Lisboa; Lisboa / Belém; Hospital Egas Moniz
Lisboa; Lisboa / Campo Grande; Hospital Pulido Valente
Lisboa; Lisboa / Restelo; Hospital São Francisco Xavier
Lisboa; Lisboa Centro ; Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil de Lisboa
Lisboa; Lisboa Centro; Hospital Curry Cabral
Lisboa; Lisboa Centro; Hospital Dona Estefânia
Lisboa; Lisboa Centro; Hospital Santa Maria
Lisboa; Lisboa Centro; Hospital Santa Marta
Lisboa; Lisboa Centro; Hospital Santo António Dos Capuchos
Lisboa; Lisboa Centro; Hospital São José
Lisboa; Lisboa Centro; Maternidade Dr. Alfredo da Costa
Lisboa; Loures ; Hospital Beatriz ngelo
Lisboa; Sintra ; Serviço de Urgência Básica de Algueirão / Mem-Martins
Lisboa; Torres Vedras ; Hospital Distrital Torres Vedras
Lisboa; Vila Franca de Xira ; Hospital de Vila Franca de Xira
MADEIRA ISLANDS
Madeira; Ilha da Madeira - Funchal ; Hospital dos Marmeleiros
Madeira; Ilha da Madeira - Funchal ; Hospital Dr. João de Almada
Madeira; Ilha da Madeira - Funchal ; Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça
Madeira; Ilha da Madeira - Machico ; Serviço de Urgência Básica do Machico
Madeira; Ilha de Porto Santo; Serviço de Urgência Básica de Porto Santo
PORTALEGRE
Portalegre; Elvas ; Hospital Santa Luzia de Elvas
Portalegre; Ponte de Sôr ; Serviço de Urgência Básica de Ponte de Sôr
Portalegre; Portalegre ; Hospital Dr. José Maria Grande – Portalegre
PORTO
Porto; Amarante ; Hospital de Amarante
Porto; Matosinhos / Senhora da Hora; Hospital Pedro Hispano
Porto; Penafiel ; Hospital Padre Américo – Vale do Sousa
Porto; Porto ; Centro de Genética Médica Doutor Jacinto de Magalhães
Porto; Porto ; Centro Integrado de Cirurgia de Ambulatório
Porto; Porto ; Centro Materno-Infantil do Norte Dr. Albino Aroso
Porto; Porto Centro ; Hospital de Santo António
Porto; Porto Centro ; Hospital de São João
Porto; Porto Centro ; Hospital Joaquim Urbano
Porto; Porto Centro ; Hospital Magalhães Lemos
Porto; Porto Centro ; Instituto Português Oncologia Francisco Gentil do Porto
Porto; Porto Centro ; Maternidade Júlio Dinis
Porto; Póvoa de Varzim ; Hospital da Póvoa de Varzim
Porto; Santo Tirso ; Hospital de Santo Tirso
Porto; Valongo ; Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Valongo
Porto; Vila do Conde ; Hospital de Vila do Conde
Porto; Vila Nova de Gaia ; Centro Hospitalar V.N.Gaia 1 (Hospital Eduardo Santos Silva)
Porto; Vila Nova de Gaia ; Centro Hospitalar V.N.Gaia 2 (Hospital Distrital Vila Nova de Gaia)
Porto; Espinho ; Centro Hospitalar V.N.Gaia 3 (Hospital N.Sra. Ajuda)
Porto; Vila Nova de Gaia / Valadares; Centro de Reabilitação do Norte
SANTARÉM
Santarém; Abrantes ; Hospital Dr. Manoel Constâncio – Abrantes
Santarém; Santarém ; Hospital Distrital de Santarém
Santarém; Tomar ; Hospital Nossa Senhora da Graça – Tomar
Santarém; Torres Novas ; Hospital Rainha Santa Isabel – Torres Novas
SETÚBAL
Setúbal; Alcácer do Sal ; Serviço de Urgência Básica de Alcácer do Sal
Setúbal; Almada ; Hospital Garcia de Orta
Setúbal; Barreiro ; Hospital Nossa Senhora do Rosário
Setúbal; Montijo ; Hospital Distrital do Montijo
Setúbal; Santiago do Cacém ; Hospital do Litoral Alentejano
Setúbal; Setúbal ; Hospital de Santiago
Setúbal; Setúbal ; Hospital São Bernardo
VIANA DO CASTELO
Viana do Castelo; Monção ; Serviço de Urgência Básica de Monção
Viana do Castelo; Ponte de Lima ; Hospital Conde de Bertiandos – Ponte de Lima
Viana do Castelo; Viana do Castelo ; Hospital Santa Luzia de Viana do Castelo
VILA REAL
Vila Real; Montalegre ; Serviço de Urgência Básica de Montalegre
Vila Real; Peso da Regua ; Hospital Dom Luiz I – Peso da Régua
Vila Real; Vila Real ; Hospital de Chaves
Vila Real; Vila Real ; Hospital São Pedro de Vila Real
VISEU
Viseu; Cinfães ; Serviço de Urgência Básica de Cinfães
Viseu; Lamego ; Hospital de Lamego
Viseu; Moimenta da Beira ; Serviço de Urgência Básica de Moimenta da Beira
Viseu; São Pedro do Sul ; Serviço de Urgência Básica de São Pedro do Sul
Viseu; Tondela ; Hospital Cândido de Figueiredo – Tondela
Viseu; Viseu ; Hospital São Teotónio – Viseu
The "Misericórdias"/Mercies Hospitals in Portugal are IPSS - Private Institutions of Social Solidarity.
They are 24 institutions integrated in the National Health Service (SNS/NHS), constituted by initiative of private entities, and managed by private entities as well. They have no lucrative purpose, but only of giving organized expression to the moral duty of solidarity and justice among individuals.
They have flexible units, endowed with highly qualified human resources and state-of-the-art material resources, and aims to serve their communities, in cooperation with the Portuguese State.
On the menu of each of these hospitals' websites:
- you may consult the medical specialities that each hospital provides to the local populations:
"Serviços Clínicos", "Especialidades Médicas" / "Clinical Services", "Medical Specialties"
- you may consult the Agreements that each hospital has, both with the NHS and the Private Health Sector, by selecting:
"Acordos", "Convencoes", "Seguros" / "Agreements", "Conventions", "Insurance"
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UMP, Union of Portuguese Mercies
www.ump.pt/Home/uniao/areas-de-atuacao/ … dias-saude
Some hospitals are oriented towards the provision of medium complexity care, and others oriented towards more complex care, such as:
- Red Cross/ Hospital da Cruz Vermelha (Lisbon)
- Hospital da Prelada (Porto)
- Centro de Medicina de Reabilitação de Alcoitão (Cascais): inaugurated 55 years ago, and recognised as one of the best institutions in the world, in the field of Rehabilitation Medicine, operating on an in-patient and out-patient basis.
List of Portuguese IPSS Mercies with Hospitals:
AVEIRO
Aveiro; Anadia ; Hospital José Luciano de Castro
http://www.hospitalanadia.pt/
BEJA
Beja; Serpa ; Hospital São Paulo - Serpa
http://www.scmserpa.pt/
BRAGA
Braga; Esposende ; Hospital Valentim Ribeiro
http://hospital-esposende.scmesposende.pt/
Braga; Fafe ; Hospital São José
http://www.hsj.scmfafe.pt/
Braga; Fão/Esposense ; Hospital de Fão
https://www.hospitaldefao.pt/
Braga; Póvoa do Lanhoso ; Hospital António Lopes
https://hospitalantoniolopes.pt/
Braga; Vila Verde ; Hospital Misericórdia de Vila Verde
http://www.hospitalvilaverde.pt/
COIMBRA
Coimbra; Mealhada ; Hospital Misericórdia da Mealhada
http://www.hmmealhada.com/
ÉVORA
Évora; Évora ; H.M.E. - Hospital da Misericórdia de Évora
https://www.hmevora.pt/pt
LEIRIA
Leiria; Leiria ; Hospital D. Manuel de Aguiar
http://www.misericordiadeleiria.pt/
Leiria; Nazaré ; Hospital da Confraria Nossa Senhora da Nazaré
https://www.hospital.cnsn.pt/
LISBOA
Lisboa; Carcavelos ; Hospital de Sant'Ana
https://hosa.scml.pt/
Lisboa; Cascais ; Centro de Medicina de Reabilitação do Alcoitão
http://www.cmra.pt/
Lisboa; Lisboa Centro ; Hospital da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa
https://www.hospitalcruzvermelha.pt/
PORTO
Porto; Espinho ; COGE-Clínica Obstetrícia Ginecologia Espinho
http://www.coge.pt/
Porto; Famalicão ; Hospital Narciso Ferreira
https://www.scmribadeave.pt/Hospital-Narciso-Ferreira
Porto; Felgueiras ; Hospital Agostinho Ribeiro
http://www.hospitalagostinhoribeiro.com/har
Porto; Lousada ; Hospital da Misericórdia de Lousada
https://www.scmlousada.pt/contactos.aspx
Porto; Marco de Canaveses; Hospital Santa Isabel
https://scmmarco.com/
Porto; Porto ; Hospital da Prelada - Misericórdia do Porto
https://www.scmp.pt/pt-pt/saude/hp
Porto; Vila do Conde ; Hospital de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
http://www.scmvc.pt/pages/213
SANTARÉM
Santarém; Benavente ; Hospital S. José
http://www.scmbenavente.pt/
Santarém; Entroncamento ; Hospital S. João Baptista
http://scment.org/hospital-s-joao-baptista/
VISEU
Viseu; Resende ; Hospital da Misericórdia de Resende
https://patrimonio30.wixsite.com/sitescmr
The Portuguese Ministry of Health provides a website that aims to clarify the process of vaccination against Covid-19, which can be accessed through the website of DGS (Direção Geral de Saúde) or the "Estamos On" website (Government portal with response measures to the pandemic).
This site includes a FAQ area, a simulator where the user can know when he will be called by the SNS (National Health Service) to be vaccinated, the contacts that should be used by those who want to know more about the vaccination process and also the Vaccination Plan in Portugal.
Wait until you are contacted. The vaccination process will take place throughout the year 2021.
Simulator to know when you can be vaccinated:
https://covid19.min-saude.pt/vacinas/
Vaccination Plan:
https://covid19.min-saude.pt/vacinacao/
Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 Vaccination (FAQ's):
https://covid19estamoson.gov.pt/vacinacao-covid19/
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2020 was a year of challenges, sacrifices, losses and transformation.
The pandemic showed to us how fragile life can be. So we must try to be happy wherever we are.
Happy New Year 2021 to all Expats
Happy new year to you to Johnny & yes 2020 was a very challenging year for all walks of life, so lets hope for a better & safer 2021. Happy new year everyone 🙂
Priority groups in covid19 vaccination:
https://www.sns.gov.pt/vacinacaocovid19 … oritarios/
If you belong to a priority group in covid19 vaccination and:
- you have a family doctor at the National Health System (SNS) who already knows your medical history, you will be flagged for priority vaccination and later be contacted by the SNS;
- you have no family doctor at the SNS, but you have a health insurance in the private health system, you should contact your private doctor who knows your medical history, or your insurance company, so that they can contact the SNS so that you can be flagged and then be contacted by the SNS for priority vaccination.
If you are over 50 years old, with at least one of the following pathologies:
- Heart failure
- Coronary disease
- Kidney Failure (Glomerular Filtration Rate < 60ml/min)
- ( DPOC) chronic respiratory disease under ventilatory support and/or long term oxygen therapy
and you are registered in the SNS/NHS but not being followed in the NHS (i.e. they do not know your medical condition), please register here:
https://servicos.min-saude.pt/covid19/L … &ctx=3
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https://covid19.min-saude.pt/vacinacao/
Rapid antigenic tests to detect SARS-CoV-2 can be purchased from Saturday 13 March in pharmacies and parapharmacies without a medical prescription.
https://eco.sapo.pt/2021/03/12/testes-r … farmacias/https://tvi24.iol.pt/videos/sociedade/c … db40fce314
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Vaccination Portugal, 12 Mar 2021
% population vaccinated with at least one dose of COVID-19
8%
% population fully vaccinated against COVID-19
3.3%
https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccin … untry=~PRT
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Good news: Vaccination will accelerate in April https://24.sapo.pt/atualidade/artigos/p … r-em-abril
Those who are not registered with the National Health Service/SNS (i.e without a Health Number of NHS / Número de Utente), including foreigners with irregular situation, can be put on the list for the vaccination against COVID19.
https://servicos.min-saude.pt/covid19/v … nao-utente
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https://www.publico.pt/2021/03/17/socie … 19-1954679
Vaccination Portugal, 15 Apr 2021
% population vaccinated with at least one dose of COVID-19
15,1%
% population fully vaccinated against COVID-19
6,5%
https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccin … untry=~PRT
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It is expected that by the end of April the whole population over 70 years of age will have been vaccinated and by the end of May the population over 60 years of age will have been vaccinated.
https://rr.sapo.pt/2021/04/15/pais/cost … ola-brancahttps://sicnoticias.pt/especiais/corona … o-e4c1a2c3
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COVID-19 | Measures implemented in Portugal
Implemented measures during the outbreak of COVID-19
[Updated on 16 April. State of Emergency in force until 30 April.]
https://www.visitportugal.com/en/conten … d-portugal
People over 65 years old, regardless of any disease, can now choose the date and place to be vaccinated through the Self-Scheduling Portal for Covid-19 Vaccination.
When users make this option, they are presented with the first available date, which they can accept or choose another more convenient one.
Subsequently, the user who made this registration will receive an SMS with the time at which he/she will be vaccinated on the day and at the chosen vaccination centre.
https://covid19.min-saude.pt/pedido-de-agendamento/
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https://www.sns.gov.pt/noticias/2021/04 … endamento/https://eco.sapo.pt/2021/04/23/portal-d … isponivel/
People aged 60 and over can now choose when and where they want to be vaccinated through the Covid-19 vaccination self-registration portal.
https://covid19.min-saude.pt/pedido-de-agendamento/
After entering your birth date, it is asked to enter your National Health Service (NHS/SNS) user number, name and again your birth date.
If you do not have an NHS user number, you must click on the option:
"Caso não tenha número de utente, por favor aceda aqui" (If you do not have a user number, please click here)
then click on the option:
"Não tenho número de utente" (I don't have an NHS user number).
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Vaccination Portugal, 9 May 2021
% of population vaccinated with only one dose against COVID-19
28 %
% of population fully vaccinated against COVID-19
10,8 %
People aged 55 and over can now choose when and where they want to be vaccinated through the Covid-19 vaccination self-registration portal.
https://covid19.min-saude.pt/pedido-de-agendamento/
Hi JohnnyPT
A BIG thanks to you for your constant updated information on getting vaccines I was able to book my vaccine on the self-register portal & I have my 1st vaccine on the 28th May.
The online registration is very simple to use, I would recommend anyone to use it when their age group comes up to book their slot.
People aged 50 and over can now choose when and where they want to be vaccinated through the Covid-19 vaccination self-registration portal.
https://covid19.min-saude.pt/pedido-de-agendamento/
It is expected start of scheduling:
- from 6 June for those aged 40 and over
- from 20 June for those aged 30 and over
https://sicnoticias.pt/especiais/vacina … s-2808fe00
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EU Covid Digital Certificate (Certificado Digital Covid da UE) is available from July, 1st.
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/pt/ … ovid-da-ue
People aged 45 years or older can now choose when and where they want to be vaccinated through the Covid-19 vaccination self-registration portal.
https://covid19.min-saude.pt/pedido-de-agendamento/
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Vaccination Portugal, 3 Jun 2021
% of population fully vaccinated against COVID-19
19,6 %
% of population vaccinated with only one dose against COVID-19
39,1 %
People aged 40 years or older can now choose when and where they want to be vaccinated through the Covid-19 vaccination self-registration portal.
https://covid19.min-saude.pt/pedido-de-agendamento/
Covid-19. Digital certificate for those who were vaccinated in Portugal
The first vaccination certificates started to be issued this Wednesday, 16th June, and sent to their holders.
Starting tomorrow (17th June), through the SNS 24 Portal:
https://www.sns24.gov.pt/
it will also be possible to obtain the three types of Digital Certificate Covid EU, vaccination certificate, which proves that the person has been vaccinated against Covid-19 (it can be issued after the administration of each dose); test certificate, which proves that the person has a negative result in a nucleic acid amplification molecular test (TAAN) - RT-PCR, RT-PCR in real time; recovery certificate, which proves that the person had Covid-19, but has recovered from the disease.
To obtain this certificate, you should access the SNS 24 portal, follow the instructions and choose the type of certificate you want. After validation of your request, this certificate is made available on the portal or can be sent, at a later date, to the email address given, without any additional costs. To improve cross-border acceptance, it is written in Portuguese and English.
Soon it will be possible to obtain the certificates on other platforms, as well as access the certificate for rapid molecular tests.
This certificate is free of charge.
https://www.sns.gov.pt/noticias/2021/06 … vid-da-ue/https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/pais/portug … o_n1328162
How to access the Covid19 Digital Certificate:
https://www.sns24.gov.pt/
- Select "Aceder"
- Choose the box with the certificate you want
- Enter your birth date and SNS user number
- Accept the treatment of your personal data
- Select "Submeter"
- Enter the 8 character code you have received on your mobile phone
- You can download the PDF
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No mobile digital key (CMD) is required
People aged 35 years or older can now choose when and where they want to be vaccinated through the Covid-19 vaccination self-registration portal.
https://covid19.min-saude.pt/pedido-de-agendamento/
People aged 30 years or older can now choose when and where they want to be vaccinated through the Covid-19 vaccination self-registration portal.
https://covid19.min-saude.pt/pedido-de-agendamento/
Thanks for the updates !
Today's news:
"Portugal is the country in the European Union with the most daily doses of vaccine against covid-19 per 100 inhabitants administered, on average, in the last seven days, indicates on 2 July the Our World in Data." Thank God .... it is crucial now or the summer season will be lost again in Algarve for ex.
Business people are desperate!
https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/20 … days/60844
In my village all the residents are wearing masks even outdoors but the number of contaminated people has surged!
Seems that the vaccination is really accelerating : next week 18 to 29 year olds !
https://algarvedailynews.com/news/19306 … -next-week
Vaccination Portugal, 1 Jul 2021
% of population fully vaccinated against COVID-19
35,1 %
% of population vaccinated with at least one dose against COVID-19
57,1 %
https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccin … untry=~PRT
People aged 25 years or older can now choose when and where they want to be vaccinated through the Covid-19 vaccination self-registration portal.
https://covid19.min-saude.pt/pedido-de-agendamento/
I hope many of them will get vaccinated so we can really get back to a normal life.
Julia
People aged 18 years or older can now choose when and where they want to be vaccinated through the Covid-19 vaccination self-registration portal.
https://covid19.min-saude.pt/pedido-de-agendamento/
juliajonesjy wrote:I hope many of them will get vaccinated so we can really get back to a normal life.
Considering what I read about countries where a large percentage of residents have been fully vaccinated, I would not hold my breath waiting for a "normal life".
High professional information JohnnyPt!
Congrat!
Chris
In case you didn't notice, vaccinated people can contract and transmit covid just like an unvaccinated people. The vaccines lose their potency quickly too.
Flu vaccine (2021/2022)
Free vaccination of risk groups (people aged 65 or over and those who are suffering from the diseases defined by the Health General Bureau) will start from 11 October. These SNS users will be called by SMS or phone call, by decreasing age, from the local health units.
Vaccination in pharmacies, outside the risk groups, is done on doctor's prescription and will only begin on 25 October. In pharmacies the selling price is 8.88€.
Vaccination Portugal, 4 Oct 2021
% of population fully vaccinated against COVID-19
86 %
% of population vaccinated with at least one dose against COVID-19
88 %
https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccin … untry=~PRT
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Portugal has nearly run out of people to vaccinate. What comes next?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/20 … ion-covid/
The Washington Post, Sep. 30th
Despite the vaccination rates (86% as we have been told), Portugal remains in a state of pandemic suppression (just for an example take the mask mandates) that is - to say the least - unusual for an EU country. I believe it is time to lift all limitations imposed (like this has happened in oth EU countries with high vaccination rates). However, seeing Portuguese walking masked along the empty beach promenade makes me wonder.
Flu shot + third dose of Covid
People 70 and older can schedule to be vaccinated with the flu shot + third dose of Covid.
The 2 vaccines can be given on the same day or with a gap of days, it is up to you to choose.
https://covid19.min-saude.pt/pedido-de-agendamento/
(Soon this will be extended to those 65 and older).
The flu vaccine for people under 65 is available in pharmacies on medical prescription.
FAQs:
https://www.sns24.gov.pt/alerta/pedido- … -covid-19/
Auto-Scheduling for Covid Vaccination:
Age groups:
- 55 or older (3rd dose)
- 40 or older vaccinated with the Janssen vaccine (booster dose)
- 8 to 11 years old (exclusive for January 6-9, 2022) (1st dose)
https://covid19.min-saude.pt/pedido-de-agendamento/
Hi Johnny a big thanks once again for keeping us informed about vaccinations I have just done mine for the new year.
Have a really good Christmas & new year.
Let's keep spirits up & be positive that 1 day we will all get through this.
Have a great Christmas be safe everyone
Jean
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