The vaccination campaign continues its course and at a good pace, so that the older groups are already being immunized little by little with the full schedule. Specifically, more than 11.5 million people are fully immunized and more than 20 million have at least the first dose. Thus, after starting with people between 40 and 49 years old, In some autonomous communities, a date has already been set for the next one to be added to the vaccination campaign, that of 30 to 39 years.
With the aim of reaching 70% of the vaccinated population in August, in the coming weeks in many parts of the country they have focused on injecting the first dose to a significant bulk of the generation millennial. Ceuta and Melilla have been the pioneers in vaccinating this age group, and more and more regions are being added.
Ceuta
The autonomous city began this Wednesday to vaccinate people with 39 years, those born in 1982, being the first to do so in Spanish territory. He had to request authorization from Health because it had not yet started in Spain.
Melilla
Another of the first to join, with the corresponding authorization, also starting this Wednesday with 39 people and continuing today Thursday with the 38-year-olds.
Andalusia
The Andalusian Executive confirmed on Tuesday that at the end of this week they would begin to call those born in 1980 and for the next week will begin to cite those under 40 years, something initially planned for early July.
Castilla la Mancha
Its president, Emiliano García-Page, announced this Wednesday that vaccination will begin at 30-39-year-olds in about ten to twelve days.
Catalonia
It has already started with those under 49 and estimates that Throughout the month of July, it would begin with those under 39 years of age.
Galicia
Although until the end of the month it will continue to vaccinate the elderly, at the beginning of July it will begin to inoculate the doses to those under 39 years of age until those of 30 years.
Estremadura
It could start throughout the month of June if the planned is fulfilled following the current rate of vaccination and the arrival of doses, as detailed the second vice president and counselor for Health and the Extremadura Regional Government, José María Vergeles.
Navarra
Has pointed out that could start in july with vaccination to this age group. Minister Santos Induráin has confirmed that it would be “the logical thing to do.”
Madrid’s community
It was the last to join. The acting Minister of Health of the Community of Madrid, Enrique Ruiz Escudero, stated this Thursday in Onda Madrid that the forecast is to start vaccinating the 30-39 age group in late June or early July if the current vaccination rate is maintained and sufficient doses are received. “More or less, and without it being taken as a one hundred percent rule, approximately every three weeks we open an age group,” he pointed out.
Rest of communities
At the moment they continue to vaccinate those over 40 years of age and in the coming days they will also announce the date in which they will go to the next age group.
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