Vaccination clinics for vulnerable patients at Turin's Città della Salute
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The Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino has announced the results of its vaccination pathway dedicated to its most vulnerable patients, part of the clinical care given to transplant, immunosuppressed and cancer patients. The initiative covers the Molinette and Regina Margherita Children's hospitals, part of the Turin hospital trust described as the largest hospital complex in Piedmont.[1]
The dedicated clinics
At Molinette and Regina Margherita Children's hospital, vaccination clinics dedicated to the most vulnerable patients run all year round, part of the national Ospivax network. Since opening they have treated more than 400 patients, administering more than 2,800 doses — 2,833, to be precise.[1][2] The service is aimed in particular at people who have received a transplant and at immunosuppressed or cancer patients, for whom infections such as influenza, Covid-19 or shingles can complicate the management of a transplanted organ or interrupt ongoing treatment. For these patients, vaccination requires personalised schedules, coordinated with their medication and treatment timing.[1] The Turin hospital trust ranked first in Italy for the number of transplants, with 488 procedures in 2025 alone.[1]
The role of specialists and the local network
For most patients, the hospital is not where the vaccination itself takes place but where they receive initial advice from the specialist treating them. The hospital trust has launched training for ward doctors on vaccination pathways and plans to distribute information materials in wards and common areas for staff, patients and family members. A vaccination reminder is also due to be included in all discharge letters.[1] The hospital pathway does not replace local vaccination services — family doctors, ASL (local health authority) vaccination centres and pharmacies — but works alongside them: the hospital vaccinates directly only those who need a hospital setting, while for other patients it remains the place where the decision to get vaccinated takes shape.[1]
The regional context
The initiative is part of the 2026 vaccination season in Piedmont, with the flu campaign already under way and the Covid-19 campaign about to start. In the previous season, flu vaccination coverage among people over 65 in Piedmont had stopped at 51%, below the 75% minimum target set by national guidelines.[1] The national vaccine prevention plan calls for all health professionals to be involved in promoting vaccination, while Piedmont's regional health and social care plan sets specific targets for health trusts on vaccinating vulnerable, chronically ill or cancer patients.[1]
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Sources
- Il Torinese — 4 November 2026
- TorinoOggi — 3 November 2026