The Covid-19 vaccine campaign is meant to be universal but as the target age range drops the challenge of immunizing groups such as the homeless will increase
Experts insist on the need to accelerate vaccination in developing countries to stop the spread of variants
Experts point to wide vaccination of older adults and to the new coronavirus strain first detected in Britain, which affects younger people more intensely
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
A very-active generation has been waiting impatiently for its Covid-19 shots. Their turn was delayed by decisions over the use of AstraZeneca, but is now moving along at a swifter pace
The European Union’s ‘Digital Green Certificate’ is due to come into force in June, and will allow for people to arrive in the country ‘in a safer manner,’ according to the Health Ministry
Consult our breakdown of how immunization is progressing in each region as authorities race to contain a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic
This quarter will be crucial if the country is to meet its target of immunizing 70% of its adult population by the summer. According to European Union forecasts this could happen as early as July
New data reveals the large differences between the regions: while this figure is 91% in Andalusia, it is under 54% in Catalonia
According to the latest Health Ministry report, the country is now on level three of the four-stage alert system, with the 14-day cumulative number of cases per 100,000 at 152
Described as ‘obsolete’ at a meeting of health officials, the legislation has triggered some angry reactions, with the Balearic Islands saying the mandate will not be applied on their territory
Among the general population, only adults aged 65 and under will be eligible, in a decision that must be ratified by health officials on Wednesday
Despite their risk of developing a severe or fatal form of Covid-19, people born between 1942 and 1956 may have to wait until mid-April or even later before receiving their first Covid-19 shots
The 14-day cumulative number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants now stands at 149, and exceeds the threshold for extreme risk in Madrid and Navarre
With the incidence rate continuing to rise and ICUs still under pressure, health authorities warn the country may be seeing a “possible change in trend”
According to the Spanish Health Ministry, due to the scarcity of Covid-19 doses, anyone who rejects the medication from the British-Swedish firm will not get a shot
With the shots forecast to arrive, the country will be able to provide full protection to 22.7 million people by the start of summer
Spanish healthcare experts will now meet to determine which sectors of the population should be administered the inoculation, which until now has been reserved for the under-55s
Meanwhile, Spain is delaying the decision to administer the AstraZeneca vaccine to the over-55s until more research has been done into possible side effects of the medication
In Spain, the bathrooms of older buildings are connected through communal ducts that allow aerosol exchanges. Although not common, it is suspected that transmission may occur in specific circumstances
The deal involves a perimetral lockdown of territories from March 26 to April 9, and from March 17 to 21 in areas where March 19 is a holiday for father’s day
The Health Ministry added 291 deaths to the official toll on Tuesday, but the figures do not include data from Catalonia, which was unable to update its information due to a computing error
EL PAÍS reviews which priority groups are currently receiving the vaccine in each of the country’s 17 regions
Debating which inoculation is better does not make sense, say experts, as the drive is a collective – not individual – effort to slow the spread of the virus
Most of the country’s regional governments are in favor of perimetral lockdowns during the spring break, with the Health Ministry seeking a countrywide agreement on restrictions
According to the new document, vulnerable groups under the age of 60 will get the vaccine once the inoculation of older demographics has been completed
The immunization of essential workers and the over-80s got going this week with a number of complications over appointments, which are slowing down the campaign. Last week just 75% of received doses were injected
