According to a report which monitors the vaccine’s coverage so far 1,278,509 over-65s have had the jab, which is 63 percent of that age group.


In comparison, only around 30 percent of the 60 to 64 age group has had the flu jab.


Launched in 2009 the Vacin-ometre report is carried out by the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology, the Portuguese Association of Family Medicine, and support from pharmacists.