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Catalonia opens vaccination for young people between 12 and 15 years from tomorrow

  • Asks to extend the curfew for two more weeks and imposes stricter criteria

  • The Government asks that social interaction be reduced because the situation continues to be “extremely serious”

The young people between 12 and 15 years old they may ask appointment to get vaccinated starting this Wednesday. It was announced by the President of the Generalitat, Pere Aragonès, at the press conference after the Government. There are about 300,000 boys and girls “who have especially suffered the effects of the pandemic” that limited social interaction. “We need them to be immunized to facilitate the proper functioning of secondary and high school centers for the coming year,” he assured.

The president has taken the floor after the spokesperson Patricia Plaja explained that Catalonia has asked to prolong two more weeks to the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia on night confinement to face the contagions of the fifth wave of the covid. The measure this time is for two weeks. Until this Friday, there are 163 municipalities, which will increase from then on.

250 cases per 100,000 inhabitants

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Until now, a criterion of 400 cases per 100,000 inhabitants has been set, but in the new resolution, which is being drafted, it is established that the impact that establishes whether a municipality is on the list with a curfew will be 250 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

“We must continue to reduce social interaction. It takes more days to lower the hospital pressure, especially in the ucis, which continues to be very high,” explained Plaja at a press conference after the Government meeting. The definitive number of municipalities that will be affected as of Friday by this measure and this new criterion.

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