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A nonagenarian, first person vaccinated in Spain
A 96-year-old resident of a retirement home in central Spain was the first person to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in the country on Sunday, according to images broadcast by national television.
Araceli Rosario Hidalgo Sanchez confided, with a smile, that he felt “nothing” when the vaccine was injected.
This lady with short white hair, a resident of the Los Olmos retirement home in Guadalajara, then gently stood up after putting on her black jacket and left on a walker.
A caregiver, Monica Tapias, working at the retirement home was then the second person in the country to receive the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine.
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8:51
23 establishments for the elderly concerned from next week
From next week, the campaign will gain momentum and vaccinations will be organized in 23 institutions for the elderly. The selected institutions are located in Île-de-France, Hauts-de-France and the Lyon region. 900,000 people will be affected, ie 700,000 EHPAD residents and 200,000 residents of units for seniors.
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8:44
About ten residents and a health professional vaccinated this Sunday
This Sunday, ten residents of these two centers will be vaccinated, all on a voluntary basis. A healthcare professional, over 65 years of age and suffering from comorbidities, will also be entitled to treatment.
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8:41
The vaccination campaign starts today at 10:30 am in France
While the United States have already been vaccinating their population for several days, and the United Kingdom has already vaccinated 600,000 people, the inoculation campaign begins this Sunday at 10:30 am in France. Arrived yesterday, the doses of the Pfizer / BioNTech anti-Covid-19 vaccine were sent to two EHPADs, in Sevran, in Seine-Saint-Denis and in Dijon, in Côte-d’Or. These two centers will inaugurate this new phase in the fight against the virus.
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