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
While the number of contagions is expected to fall as the Covid-19 vaccination drive progresses, epidemiologists warn restrictions and face masks will still be needed to combat the pandemic
The government is opting to wait for a clinical trial on the risks for the under-60s of the medication, with options on the table such as administering a different vaccine or skipping dose two altogether
The first groups to receive this inoculation against Covid-19 will be the 50-59 age group and vulnerable collectives such as those with major disabilities
The immunization campaign is picking up speed and recently set a new daily record with over half a million inoculations
With fewer than 3,000 Covid-19 fatalities recorded for the first time in six months, health experts are cautiously optimistic about the impact of the vaccination drive
The decision over what to do with millions of doses of the one-shot vaccine has divided Spain's regions. Madrid, Galicia and the Canary Islands, for example, are calling for the medication to be used on the under-60s
The incidence rate, however, continues to increase in Madrid and the Basque Country, which are currently two of the worst-affected regions in the country
Experts blame the variant for the rise of the fourth wave, but say it has not pushed the healthcare system to breaking point as happened in other countries
Experts say the country will not be able to reach the EU’s goal of testing 5% of all positive cases until the summer. The approach is key to creating better strategies to stop the spread of the virus
The incidence rate is falling at different speeds in each region, a situation experts say may be connected to the more contagious strain of the virus detected in the UK
The first case of local contagion of this more-infectious mutation has been found in Barcelona, after random testing was carried out on positive cases. Spain currently counts on very low capacity to carry out such genetic sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
The Health Ministry reported 34,899 new cases on Thursday and added 515 deaths to the official toll
The Health Ministry says the country has likely reached the peak of the third wave but warns the situation in hospitals is “critical”
Health Ministry representative calls for responsibility, saying citizens had “had a better time at Christmas than we should have done”
The Health Ministry says it does not recommend closing schools, despite the rising number of cases, with 42,360 new contagions recorded in two days
The mutation of SARS-CoV-2 first identified in the United Kingdom has been detected by a research foundation in Valencia in two patients with no epidemiological connection to the country
The worsening data is likely to be underreported, given the slowdown in testing due to the recent national holidays over the Christmas season
Testing fell 13% during the Christmas period and data reporting has been distorted by shorter working weeks, leaving health authorities uncertain about the real situation even as infections soar