With hospital admissions on an upward trend and infections jumping 67% in two weeks, some regions are considering new measures to curb the spread of Covid-19
While the national incidence rate has risen for the third week in a row, reaching 67 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, the number of intensive care unit admissions remains stable
A new global study shows one fatality a week on average this year, mostly involving young people attempting a risky photo to gain more followers on social media
The decision was taken on Tuesday by the Health Ministry and the regions after the medication, from Johnson & Johnson, was found in a study to be less effective against Covid-19 than the other two
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
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
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
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
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
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