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A month into the academic year, infection rates remain low even among unvaccinated children

The Public Health Commission has decided to allow booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna medication starting October 25

The improved epidemiological situation has led to calls for face mask rules in elementary schools to be lifted

With vaccine coverage at nearly 80% among the population, and a marked fall in hospitalizations, specialists and administrations alike are ruling out any major waves of Covid-19 in the future

A total of 33.2 million people are completely immunized against Covid-19, a milestone no other country of comparative size has reached in such a short period of time

Seven regions have already surpassed this figure, and authorities are now seeking ways to reach stragglers

While the curve of the fifth wave continues to flatten, the number of daily Covid-19 fatalities has been over 100 for a second week running now

Meanwhile, other indicators continue to fall, with 14-day incidence now down to 305 and hospitalizations at 7,959 – 371 fewer than Monday

The measure will allow for the immunization of 500,000 people one or two months after catching the coronavirus instead of the original six months

Experts say that mask-wearing will have to be maintained during the academic year, but are confident that infections will be kept low despite the more-contagious delta variant

The country’s regions have an excess supply of five million shots, practically twice as many as two weeks ago

The Spanish Health Ministry reported 144 new Covid-19 fatalities on Wednesday, the highest figure since May

At the current pace – which has dropped by half – the Spanish government will not reach its goal of fully vaccinating 70% of the population until September

Experts warn getting infected with the coronavirus increases risk of pregnancy complications by 50%

But hospitals continue to face mounting pressure and the number of weekly Covid-19 deaths has nearly tripled in the past week

In the past 14 days, the number of weekly fatalities has grown from 32 to 98, while the incidence rate continues to rise

Measures are being implemented to target people who did not get vaccinated when it was their turn, amid warnings that up to 90% of the population will need to be immunized to reach group immunity

Speaking during a radio interview, Carolina Darias went further than the official position of regulatory agencies and scientists, also predicting the need for yearly boosters

Infections are still rising, according to the latest ministry report, although the rate is starting to slow according to the health minister

Asturias is the region that has immunized the highest proportion of its population, with the Canary and Balearic islands and Madrid at the bottom of the table

The Health Ministry has reported 61,628 new cases since Friday, adding 23 Covid-19 victims to the overall death toll

With vaccination rates at around 90% for healthcare staff and care home workers, the Health Ministry and the regions consider it unnecessary to follow in the footsteps of France and Greece

Eight regions, as well as the exclave cities of Ceuta and Melilla, have opened the vaccination drive to younger age groups in a bid to curb the rising number of infections

The director of the Health Ministry’s Coordination Center for Health Alerts says that the “progress of transmission is stable,” and will likely “hold steady in the coming weeks”

Around 1.5 million essential workers in Spain will be faced with this choice, after cases of rare blood clots were linked to the Anglo-Swedish medication. Experts respond to questions about the best course of action

A bioethics committee supports having 1.5 million essential workers switch to Pfizer, but opens the door to continuing with the same treatment after signing a consent form