She pointed out that this option was likely due to the escalation of the pandemic across the country. Darias said a third dose of the anti-coronavirus preparation would be like ‘support’ for the entire vaccination process. “A third dose seems inevitable,” she added.
The representative of the government of Pedro Sanchez noted that although 25 million people have already been vaccinated throughout the country, or more than half of the population of Spain, the pandemic is still worsening.
The epidemic situation in Spain
Since Wednesday in Spain, the daily number of infections has exceeded 29,000, a level unheard of in the country since January.
With the increase in cases of coronavirus infection since July 16, new sanitary restrictions have already been introduced by more than half of the country’s autonomous communities. Among them are, among others Catalonia, Galicia and the Basque Country, where the regional government has issued an order to reinstate the obligation to wear protective masks.
And on Thursday, the Canary Islands authorities approved the obligation to present vaccination certificates or negative COVID-19 tests before entering catering and entertainment establishments. The government of Galicia has already introduced similar regulations.
Spain. Vaccination of children aged 12-15 years has begun
Spain’s medical service began the vaccination process against Covid-19 in children aged 12 to 15 on Wednesday. The Basque Country is the first autonomous community to vaccinate people in this age group.
As reported on Wednesday by the daily “El Diario Vasco”, the vaccination process started in the morning should cover a total of 40,000 by August. children in the Basque Country.
A Basque newspaper explained that on Tuesday, the regional medical service launched a special website on which children aged 12-15 can register for vaccination.
Another Spanish region that plans to vaccinate people over the age of 12 is Catalonia. Local health officials declare their readiness to mass vaccinate children before the start of the new school year.
In June, Spain’s Health Minister, Carolina Darias, announced that the vaccination process for 12-15-year-old students should be launched nationwide by the second half of August at the latest.
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