Where to get a COVID-19 shot in La Paz: three sites as BCS aims for 87,740 doses
State Health is vaccinating on 5 de Mayo Street, outside City Club and at the Madero market, and plans to expand to Cabo San Lucas.
The Baja California Sur Health Department is running three COVID-19 vaccination posts in La Paz as part of its winter campaign, which aims to administer 87,740 doses statewide. The sites are the former health center on 5 de Mayo Street, between Altamirano and Ramírez; outside City Club; and at the Madero market.
According to the department, the effort will soon expand to Cabo San Lucas. The shots are free at every location.
Who is eligible
The campaign prioritizes people aged 60 and older, pregnant women, health workers and people aged 5 to 59 with risk conditions. When the campaign launched, state Health listed heart or lung disease, uncontrolled diabetes, morbid obesity, kidney failure, cancer and HIV among those conditions.
Unvaccinated children from six months of age are also included; they need a two-dose series, so families should plan for the second appointment.
Flu shots in the same season
The winter campaign covers all five municipalities and also includes more than 219,000 flu doses. State Health says vaccines are available at primary and secondary care units in La Paz, Los Cabos, Comondú, Loreto and Mulegé, not only at the mobile posts.
"Las vacunas son gratuitas y seguras" (the vaccines are free and safe), said state Health Secretary Ana Luisa Guluarte Castro. She explained that the body takes about 14 days to build protection after the shot.
Before you go
That two-week window is the practical reason not to wait until December: getting vaccinated in late October means being protected for year-end gatherings and the usual winter rise in respiratory illness.
If you bring children or an older adult, take their vaccination card so the dose is recorded. People with a chronic condition can mention it to staff to confirm they qualify as a priority group.
State Health also recommends covering your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, frequent handwashing, disinfecting shared surfaces, wearing a mask when you have respiratory symptoms and seeing a doctor if you feel unwell.
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