Ministry of Health of Spain
The Ministry of Health is in charge of the competences of the General State Administration to assure citizens the right to protection of health. The objective of the website is to generate confidence in vaccination providing information on the benefits and safety of vaccines based on available scientific evidence.
Website: Ministry of Health of Spain
Country: Spain
Last evaluation: 2021
Website audience(s):
General public, healthcare professionals, media, policy makers
Social Media: Twitter
Description of the website
This website is a reliable source that contains vaccine safety information aimed at both citizens and health professionals. The vaccine information the visitor can find are: fact sheets, Q&A section, information sheets, videos and infographics. All documents, produced are based on available scientific evidence.
Website’s sponsorship policy
All those involved in the content of this website are employees of the Ministry of Health and do not receive funding from any external source. The vaccines website is fully funded by the government and does not receive funding from any outside commercial source.
Website’s content or editorial policy
The Subdirectorate for Promotion, Prevention and Quality, through the Vaccination Programs Area, is responsible for the information provided on this website. On this website you will also find all documents prepared by the Vaccination Program and Registry Report (Vaccine Advisory Committee of the Interterritorial Council of the National Health System), as well as the vaccination recommendations approved by it. The information is regularly updated by the staff of the Vaccination Programs Area, taking into account the proposals of the experts and the members of the Vaccination Registry and Programs Report.
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