Spain: a strong adhesion to anti-Covid vaccination

Since December 15, a quarter of children aged 5 to 12 have already received their first dose. The government hopes to reach 70% by February 7th.

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Closing discos, lower curtain 1 hour for bars, gauge 50% or 70% in restaurants and theaters and even firesparces between 1 hour and 6 am … to cope with the new Covid-19 wave, which displays new positive case records, several parts of Spain have decided to tighten the restrictions even if some, like that of Madrid, still resist.

While less than 20% of the country’s intensive care beds are now occupied by CVIV-19 patients, the government is convinced that the best strategy remains “the intensification and acceleration of the immunization process “In a country that already has one of the best vaccine covers in Europe. As early as mid-October, 90% of the eligible population had received at least one dose of vaccine, without the government needed to impose a sanitary pass. Tuesday, December 28, 90% of the over 12 years had a complete vaccination scheme.

Faced with the Omicron Variant, the head of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchez, recalled at the end of a meeting with the presidents of the different autonomous regions of the country, Wednesday, December 22, the objectives set by age group. The administration of the recall dose, for the time reserved for more than 40 years.

While more than 86% of the over 70 years have already received it, the government intends to have vaccinated 80% of the aged 60-69 by the end of the year, 80% of the fifties the last week of January and 80% of the quadmennaires the first week of March. In the meantime, Spain also has administered a first dose of vaccine at 70% of the 3.3 million children aged 5 to 12 to 7 February.

The younger vaccination started on the wheels, December 15th. While in Catalonia all children are expected to be vaccinated in dedicated infrastructure in Madrid and most other regions, are first 10-11 years old who were invited to visit hospitals or health centers. Some other regions, such as that of Valencia or Extremadura, have organized vaccination in schools, and the slight controversy caused by the lack of confidentiality of this strategy was rapidly stifled by the success of the campaign, largely followed by parents.

“Very important vaccine culture”

With 92% of the over 12 years with at least one dose, and even 87% among 12-19 years, a boost has been given to vaccination since the end of November, some Spanish regions started To implement the Covid pass in discos, hospitals, or even restaurants, to try to encourage the latest reluctants or lazy. Nearly 400,000 new vaccinations have been identified during the first three weeks of December. And this while in Madrid, Castile-La Mancha or Castile-et-Leon, no password is for the required time.

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