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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

Only five countries have vaccinated a higher percentage of the population with the two shots, but a growing amount of data suggests that it is better to immunize more people with one jab as soon as possible

For the six million people who have had to self-isolate since the beginning of the pandemic, tasks like taking out the trash and buying groceries can turn into problems when no one is at hand to help

The region is the only territory in the country where the 14-day cumulative number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants is still over 500

Seven regions are leading the inoculation campaign, which seeks to immunize 70% of the population before the end of the summer

Hospital occupation by Covid patients has also been falling for the last week, albeit at a slower rhythm than new infections

Six people are dead and dozens more infected after the virus moved undetected through a 16-story residential property in the Basque city of Bilbao

An overview of the current state of the campaign, including which inoculations are being used now and in the future, and who will be receiving jabs in the upcoming phases

For now the Covid shots will go to teachers, law-enforcement officers, firefighters and other essential workers, while severely immunocompromised people are being told to wait

The decision means that Spain will follow one of the most conservative approaches with this medication. The doses that are due to arrive will be used for healthcare personnel for now

The process of immunizing seniors in residences is nearly complete, while the majority of healthcare workers have got their first dose