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MELCHOR SÁIZ-PARDO / ÁLVARO SOTO
Spain has broken another record in the coronavirus vaccination campaign when, over the weekend of 10 and 11 April, more than 553,172 doses of Covid-19 vaccines were administered. This is the second time since the jabs began on 27 December that the
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Spain's vaccination plan since the Ministry of Health is relying on 17,598,400 single-dose vials from the multinational between the second and third quarters. This is to fulfil a good part of its promise to achieve herd immunity at the end of August with ... that the symptoms in the cases are "severe headache, abdominal pain, pain in the legs or shortness of breath within three weeks after vaccination”.
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EUROPA PRESS
The Junta de Andalucía's Minister of Health, Jesús Aguirre, has revealed that the region's vaccination rejection rate has jumped from 0.7 per cent to 20 per cent following concerns surrounding the safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine. But he urged ... per cent.” However, he explained that he will continue to hold meetings with supplier companies "because once this pandemic is over we will probably have to include it in the vaccination calendars - such as with the flu." Aguirre also confirmed
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ALBERTO GÓMEZ
...mind that most vaccines approved so far require at least two doses. Although the Junta de Andalucía insisted that the vaccination campaign would not stop, either on holidays or on weekends, the figures say otherwise. On Easter Friday and Saturday, ... it should be at least 20 per cent. But the number of doses delivered is based on the groups to be vaccinated and not the total population. Spain’s Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, trusts that the vaccination rate will take off in this second
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MELCHOR SÁIZ-PARDO
Spain will allow the vaccination people between 66 and 69 years old with doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine starting this Friday (9 April) and up to 5.5 million people could benefit from the decision. The Ministry of Health’s Public Health
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Daryl Finch
The Junta de Andalucía regional government is asking those who are over 80 years old and have not yet received a Covid-19 vaccination to get in contact with their local health centre. It has also asked residents with private health cover who do ... not use the public health service to register in order to be included in the vaccination programme. Over-80s The aim of the Andalusian government, which is responsible for public health, is that by 10 April all over-80s in the region will have been ... health districts. Those in the Malaga and Guadalhorce health district who are over 80 and are yet to be invited for their vaccination, are urged to call 669 833 050. In the Axarquía health district, the number is 660 592 549. The lines are open from 8am
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JOSÉ LUIS PIEDRA
The Junta de Andalucía is to report a vaccination hoax that went viral to the police. On Thursday, 1 April, about 2,000 people fell for the fake news and turned up for coronavirus jabs in Seville without prior appointments. The hoax message had ... said that anyone over 80 who wanted to be vaccinated could do so only by showing at the vaccination point that the Andalusian Health Service had setup in the Sadus university sports centre in the Los Bermejales district. The fake news caused the ... overcrowding of the facilities and affected the normal vaccination process of the people who were actually called for their jabs. According to sources at the Junta, about 2,000 people had appointments but some 4,000 turned up on the day. The Junta’s
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JOSÉ LUIS PIEDRA
...week and will be made through SMS text messages. Last week the Junta's spokesperson Elías Bendodo also outlined that the regional government planned to start the vaccination of the over 65s and high-risk patients from 15 April. Andalucía plans ... starting with those born in 1956 - as it was nearing completion of the vaccination campaign for essential workers who were the first recipients of the University of Oxford formula. Fake news and hoaxes Speaking this Monday, the Andalusian president ... asked people not to spread hoaxes and fake news to avoid what happened last weekend in Seville when 2,000 people showed up to be vaccinated without an appointment. Vaccination hoax reported to the police after 4,000 turn up for coronavirus jabs
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...decision, the ministry aims to speed up the vaccination of the age group that has, so far, lagged behind in the vaccination schedule. This Wednesday (14 March) the first 300,000 doses of this vaccine will arrive in Spain, which be an important step ... Janssen vaccines due to arrive in Spain this week The latest update of Spain's national vaccination strategy did not determine who would receive the Janssen doses, but did anticipate that it would be administered "in parallel with the mRNA or ... the complete vaccination schedule, according to the latest vaccination report, published last Friday. It is the age group that is the slowest to be fully vaccinated, except for those between 18 and 25 years of age. In those aged 25 to 49 years,
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
Gibraltar has become the first nation in the world to vaccinate its entire adult population against Covid-19, the UK's Health Minister Matt Hancock announced on Thursday. Figures released by the Gibraltar government yesterday showed that 49,981 do