https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Due to side-effect concerns, the Spanish government has decided that the AstraZeneca vaccine is now only going to be given to those aged 60 to 69. But hundreds of thousands of other people in Spain who have received the first dose of this vaccine now find themselves in limbo. https://www.thelocal.es/20210422/what-next-for-the-2-million-people-in-spain-who-had-the-first-dose-of-astrazeneca-vaccine Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:22:05 +0200 what-next-for-the-2-million-people-in-spain-who-had-the-first-dose-of-astrazeneca-vaccine The European Medicines Agency has come to the conclusion that the unusual blood clots suffered by numerous people around Europe should be considered as rare side effects of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine, but that overall the benefits of the jab outweigh the risk. https://www.thelocal.es/20210407/europes-medicines-regulator-finds-possible-link-between-astrazeneca-jab-and-blood-clots Wed, 07 Apr 2021 18:24:27 +0200 europes-medicines-regulator-finds-possible-link-between-astrazeneca-jab-and-blood-clots The massive expansion of the UK Covid strain across Spain could be “leaving no room” for other variants of the coronavirus to spread throughout the population, the country’s chief epidemiologist Fernando Simón said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20210406/british-covid-strain-could-be-benefiting-us-spanish-health-chief Tue, 06 Apr 2021 11:52:16 +0200 british-covid-strain-could-be-benefiting-us-spanish-health-chief Spain on Monday raised the maximum age limit for people to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine, which has faced setbacks in Europe due to safety concerns, from 55 to 65. https://www.thelocal.es/20210322/confirmed-spain-raises-age-limit-for-astrazeneca-covid-vaccine-up-to-65 Mon, 22 Mar 2021 22:24:10 +0100 confirmed-spain-raises-age-limit-for-astrazeneca-covid-vaccine-up-to-65 Spain said on Thursday it will resume its Covid-19 inoculation campaign with the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine next week, after the EU's drug regulator deemed the jab "safe and effective". https://www.thelocal.es/20210319/spain-to-resume-astrazeneca-vaccinations-from-wednesday-health-minister Fri, 19 Mar 2021 12:21:30 +0100 spain-to-resume-astrazeneca-vaccinations-from-wednesday-health-minister The European Medicines Agency (EMA) concluded on Thursday that the AstraZeneca vaccine was a "safe and effective" tool in the battle against Covid-19 but its investigation could not rule out whether the jab had caused rare cases of blood clotting. https://www.thelocal.es/20210318/breaking-astrazeneca-jab-is-safe-and-effective-vaccine-against-covid-19-european-medicines-agency-concludes Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:16:51 +0100 breaking-astrazeneca-jab-is-safe-and-effective-vaccine-against-covid-19-european-medicines-agency-concludes Spanish health officials said Wednesday they were investigating three cases of people who suffered from thrombosis after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine, one of whom died, AFP has reported. https://www.thelocal.es/20210317/spain-probes-death-of-marbella-teacher-after-astrazeneca-jab Wed, 17 Mar 2021 16:59:20 +0100 spain-probes-death-of-marbella-teacher-after-astrazeneca-jab Spain’s vaccination campaign continues despite the temporary suspension of the AstraZeneca inoculation over blood clot fears, but the rollout and the target of 70 percent immunity by the end of summer are being shaken up. These stats will help you understand why.   https://www.thelocal.es/20210317/in-stats-how-the-astrazeneca-suspension-is-affecting-spains-covid-vaccine-rollout Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:29:27 +0100 in-stats-how-the-astrazeneca-suspension-is-affecting-spains-covid-vaccine-rollout The EU's medicines regulator said Tuesday it was "firmly convinced" the benefits of AstraZeneca's vaccine outweigh potential risks, insisting there was no evidence linking it to blood clots after several nations suspended the shot over health fears. It came as Brussels sealed a deal for 10 million more Pfizer doses. https://www.thelocal.es/20210316/astrazeneca-benefits-outweigh-risks-ema-says-as-eu-orders-10-million-more-pfizer-doses Tue, 16 Mar 2021 23:11:24 +0100 astrazeneca-benefits-outweigh-risks-ema-says-as-eu-orders-10-million-more-pfizer-doses Spain is suspending the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for at least a fortnight, the health minister said Monday, the latest European country to do so over blood clot fears. https://www.thelocal.es/20210315/new-spain-suspends-use-of-astrazeneca-vaccine Mon, 15 Mar 2021 20:39:18 +0100 new-spain-suspends-use-of-astrazeneca-vaccine Health authorities in a growing number of Spanish autonomous communities have put aside a batch of AstraZeneca vaccines which are under investigation in other European countries. https://www.thelocal.es/20210315/several-spanish-regions-halt-vaccination-of-astrazeneca-batch-under-eu-investigation Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:43:05 +0100 several-spanish-regions-halt-vaccination-of-astrazeneca-batch-under-eu-investigation Spain’s Health Ministry will announce on Thursday if it will change the age limit for the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 from 55 up to 65 years of age, with doctors and regional governments calling on health authorities to do so. https://www.thelocal.es/20210311/pressure-grows-on-spain-to-offer-astrazeneca-vaccine-to-people-aged-up-to-65 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:35:45 +0100 pressure-grows-on-spain-to-offer-astrazeneca-vaccine-to-people-aged-up-to-65