The vaccination campaign against COVID-19 is still active throughout Spain, although in some communities it is done en masse, in others in a very limited way and there are differences also by age groups. Madrid is the only Community that these holidays is not going to vaccinate those over 80 years of age and yes to those of other age groups. The reason is that health centers remain closed. The Valencian Community is the only one that intends to stop vaccination for two holidays, Sunday and Monday.
Everything points to what The great advance this Easter is going to take place, above all, in the vaccination of those between 60 and 65 years old. This million doses that have been distributed today are from AstraZeneca and it is the one that is being injected to this age group. That is the reason that Catalonia is looking for 38,000 people from 60 to 65 and has scheduled the vaccination of 75,000 more people of that age group in the next five days. Today in that community the last available doses of Pfizer are being administered to those over 80.
There are also differences between autonomous communities due to the rate of vaccination although, in the majority it is being done en masse and in large pavilions. The case of Aragón is striking, it is the one that will put the least dose this Easter, because despite having received more than 28,000 from AstraZeneca today, it maintains the decision, which it took due to lack of vaccines, not to mention during this bridge. Aragon will only put a thousand of Pfizer to people over 80 years old. The arrival today of a million doses of AstraZeneca has allowed La Rioja, which is one of the communities that has a better rhythm, not to stop vaccination for a single day.
What will each Autonomous Community do
On Andalusia continues vaccination against the coronavirus this Good Friday, as well as throughout the weekend, after the community began this past Monday to vaccinate the general population between 65 and 55 years old with AstraZeneca, in addition to continuing the vaccination of essential personnel.
Aragon is the community that will give the least vaccinations during Holy Week. In the last days, the Government of Aragon had said that during this bridge it would not be vaccinated due to lack of doses and despite the arrival of 28,800 from AstraZeneca, the plans have not been changed. The only vaccination scheduled on these holidays is that of a group of about a thousand mutualists, over 80, who will receive the second dose at the headquarters of 061.
Asturias maintains vaccination during the holidays. Mainly in the sports hall of Gijón. A record was reached yesterday with the administration of 7,000 vaccines. The forecast is that this weekend the vaccination of the population over 80 years will end and that on Monday it will begin with the 70-79 band.
The Balearic health centers will continue to vaccinate those over 80 years old this Friday. In mass vaccination centers, the vaccination process will continue every day, including holidays. The forecast is that 5,000 doses of AstraZeneca will be administered in these centers. The distribution of this vaccine has not reached the Balearic Islands today and the record shipment with 48,700 doses is not expected to arrive until Tuesday.
Throughout all the holidays, the Canary Islands will continue vaccination. Today in particular it follows vaccinating large household dependents, those over 80 years of age and those in group 3 who are other health and social health professionals are vaccinated. The Canary Islands received 45,100 doses of AstraZeneca today, which will begin to be inoculated tomorrow.
Cantabria mass vaccination program
Cantabria has scheduled a mass vaccination at Easter with a special plan to immunize 2,900 people. The Santander Exhibition Center will host this device, in which all those over the age of 80 pending and the priority groups of 55 to 65 years who will receive AstraZeneca will be vaccinated with the first dose. Today 12,600 doses of this vaccine have arrived in Cantabria.
In Castilla y León and Castilla-La Mancha, people over 80 years of age are vaccinated
In Castilla y León, those over 80 are being summoned normally these holidays by their respective health centers, like any other week, always depending on the availability of doses sent by the Ministry of Health. At the same time, the 60-65 group is being called in to be vaccinated. Castilla y León received today a consignment of 51,800 vaccines from AstraZeneca.
Vaccination is not interrupted for the holidays in Castilla-La Mancha, they continue with those over 80 years of age and essential personnel. They are also beginning to vaccinate the 56-65 age group. The process is carried out both in health centers and in large venues. In Albacete, as a curiosity, they have taken turns depending on the month and year of birth so that you can go even if you do not have an appointment if you were born that month and that year and you are from that town. This Community has received 50,000 doses of AstraZeneca today.
Catalonia plans to speed up the vaccination of the age group between 60 and 65 years old at these festivals taking advantage of the fact that today he has received 168,000 doses of AstraZeneca. For this reason, it is looking for 38,000 people of that age group to appear these days at the vaccination centers. In addition, it had already scheduled the vaccination of 75,000 more of that age group in the next five days. Today in that community the last available doses of Pfizer are being administered to those over 80.
The Valencian Community will not vaccinate on Sunday or Monday
C. Valenciana does not plan to inject any vaccine against the coronavirus on Sunday and Monday -which is a regional holiday-. The different Health departments will continue with the vaccination of the second doses to the people who touch them between today and tomorrow, although there are no figures on the number of vaccines that are expected to be inoculated. In addition, throughout the weekend it will continue to text 65-year-olds to be vaccinated with AstraZeneca starting Tuesday.
Extremadura will continue the vaccination campaign with total normality at Easter. Now people over 80 years of age are still vaccinated with Pfizer’s and the 62-64 age group with AstraZeneca’s. Today the president of this Community has been vaccinated.
Galicia plans to administer 100,000 doses until Monday, and administer the complete schedule to the entire group of people over 80 years of age. In this Community, the percentage of people over 80 with the complete guideline is still very low at 34.3%. The forecast is that next week the population aged 55-65 will be vaccinated with AstraZeneca in addition to starting with the 75-79 age group with Pfizer. Galicia has received 58,000 doses of AstraZeneca today.
La Rioja vaccinates throughout Easter. Today and tomorrow, second doses to people over 80 years old in the Basic Health Zone of Calahorra. Thus the immunization of the bulk of the population over 80 years of La Rioja is completed of all the ZBS except Logroño. Vaccination of people over 80 in the capital will resume on Tuesday at the Rioja Forum and the Palacio de los Deportes. For its part, tomorrow the vaccination of the age group under 65 continues at the San Pedro de Logroño Hospital. The arrival of the new doses of AstraZeneca allows La Rioja not to stop vaccination for a single day since this is one of the Communities that had injected more doses of those received
Madrid closes health centers
Madrid is the only community that has decided not to vaccinate those over 80 years of age during these holidays because it has closed the health centers which is where the elderly receive their vaccinations. However, Madrid maintains the vaccination of the group of essential workers of those who are in the age range of 60 to 65. Vaccinations will be massive in the Zendal and in the Wanda Metropolitano. Madrid received today about 140,000 doses of AstraZeneca.
In Murcia 14,000 people between 64 and 65 years old who are going to be vaccinated with the doses of the pharmaceutical AstraZeneca Until next Sunday in Murcia, Cartagena and Lorca. The forecast of the Ministry of Health was to summon 8,300 people in the Palacio de los Deportes in Murcia, 4,200 in the Cabezo Beaza Pavilion in Cartagena and 1,600 in the Felipe VI Pavilion in Lorca so as not to stop the vaccination rate during these holidays.
Navarra has announced that it will continue with the vaccination campaign during all the holidays and today you received a batch of AstraZeneca of 14,000 doses.
Y In the Basque Country, vaccination continues both for those over 80 with those of Pfizer and Moderna and for those under 65 with those of AstraZeneca. As a novelty, tomorrow two new mass vaccination points will open in Vitoria and Bilbao. Today, 42,300 doses of AstraZeneca have reached this Community.
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