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 Spanish health authorities started offering a second Covid-19 booster dose to people over 80 and those in care homes on Monday September 26th, a campaign which also includes the flu vaccine for those who wish to have it. https://www.thelocal.es/20220909/spain-to-start-fourth-covid-vaccine-rollout-for-over-80s-on-september-26th Fri, 09 Sep 2022 12:35:00 +0200 spain-to-start-fourth-covid-vaccine-rollout-for-over-80s-on-september-26th The European Medicines Agency has approved two new Covid vaccines that are designed to protect against both the original strain of the virus and the new Omicron variants. https://www.thelocal.es/20220901/eu-approves-new-dual-strain-covid-vaccines-in-time-for-autumn-booster-campaign Thu, 01 Sep 2022 17:33:55 +0200 eu-approves-new-dual-strain-covid-vaccines-in-time-for-autumn-booster-campaign Spain’s Health Ministry on Thursday announced there will be a second Covid-19 booster shot offered to all age groups in the country, with the rollout likely to begin this autumn. https://www.thelocal.es/20220616/breaking-spain-to-offer-fourth-covid-19-vaccine-dose-to-entire-population Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:43:46 +0200 breaking-spain-to-offer-fourth-covid-19-vaccine-dose-to-entire-population Spanish health authorities have decided to offer a second Covid-19 booster dose to people over 80 and those in care homes, as coronavirus deaths still number around 50 a day despite only serious cases and infections in over-60s being recorded. https://www.thelocal.es/20220610/spain-approves-fourth-covid-19-vaccine-dose-for-over-80s Fri, 10 Jun 2022 16:41:07 +0200 spain-approves-fourth-covid-19-vaccine-dose-for-over-80s As Spain prepares to remove masks in most indoor public spaces, health authorities are planning to soon offer a second Covid-19 booster dose to people over 80 and those in care homes. https://www.thelocal.es/20220419/spain-set-to-offer-fourth-covid-19-vaccine-dose-to-over-80s Tue, 19 Apr 2022 13:10:50 +0200 spain-set-to-offer-fourth-covid-19-vaccine-dose-to-over-80s The EU medicines watchdog on Tuesday began a rolling review of a Covid-19 booster vaccine made by Spanish pharmaceutical firm Hipra, saying early results showed it was effective against the Omicron strain. https://www.thelocal.es/20220329/eu-watchdog-starts-review-of-spains-hipra-covid-19-booster-jab Tue, 29 Mar 2022 17:42:34 +0200 eu-watchdog-starts-review-of-spains-hipra-covid-19-booster-jab Paxlovid, the oral antiviral pill which helps reduce the risk of hospitalisation from Covid-19 by 90 percent, is set to arrive in Spain in the coming days. https://www.thelocal.es/20220324/first-antiviral-pills-to-treat-covid-19-set-to-be-available-in-spain Thu, 24 Mar 2022 17:52:03 +0100 first-antiviral-pills-to-treat-covid-19-set-to-be-available-in-spain Spain’s Health Ministry on Tuesday recommended that people who haven’t been vaccinated against Covid-19 or didn't complete their vaccination due to potential allergic reactions or other side effects from the vaccines available until now, instead have the newly approved Novavax inoculation.    https://www.thelocal.es/20220209/spain-recommends-that-those-allergic-to-other-covid-vaccines-use-novavax Wed, 09 Feb 2022 13:28:17 +0100 spain-recommends-that-those-allergic-to-other-covid-vaccines-use-novavax Spain’s Health Ministry has backtracked on its previous recommendation that those who were fully vaccinated who went on to catch Covid-19 should wait four weeks for their booster dose, now saying it should be five months instead. https://www.thelocal.es/20220125/fully-vaccinated-people-in-spain-who-get-covid-now-need-to-wait-five-months-for-booster Tue, 25 Jan 2022 18:19:02 +0100 fully-vaccinated-people-in-spain-who-get-covid-now-need-to-wait-five-months-for-booster Spain’s Health Ministry has approved Covid-19 booster shots for people aged 18 to 39, but only a few regions have opened up appointments for people in their thirties so far. https://www.thelocal.es/20220120/where-in-spain-can-people-aged-30-to-39-book-their-covid-19-booster-shot Thu, 20 Jan 2022 11:38:51 +0100 where-in-spain-can-people-aged-30-to-39-book-their-covid-19-booster-shot Spain is making available a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose to vulnerable citizens, including those with cancer, who have had a transplant or are receiving dialysis, the health ministry said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20220114/spain-to-offer-fourth-covid-19-vaccine-dose-to-vulnerable-population Fri, 14 Jan 2022 10:56:08 +0100 spain-to-offer-fourth-covid-19-vaccine-dose-to-vulnerable-population Spain’s Health Ministry on Thursday approved the Covid-19 booster shot for people aged 39 to 18 in the country, meaning that all adults in Spain are now eligible for a reinforcement dose.  https://www.thelocal.es/20220113/spain-approves-covid-19-booster-shots-for-all-people-over-18 Thu, 13 Jan 2022 14:27:31 +0100 spain-approves-covid-19-booster-shots-for-all-people-over-18 Those aged under 65 who have been infected with Covid-19 will now have to wait at least four weeks to receive their booster doses, Spain’s Health Ministry announced. https://www.thelocal.es/20220106/under-65s-in-spain-who-caught-covid-19-need-to-wait-a-month-before-booster Thu, 06 Jan 2022 12:02:12 +0100 under-65s-in-spain-who-caught-covid-19-need-to-wait-a-month-before-booster Almost a month since Spain approved a milder version of the Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, we look at the stats that reveal the progress being made and how it compares to other European countries. https://www.thelocal.es/20220104/how-is-spains-covid-vaccination-campaign-for-children-aged-5-to-11-going Tue, 04 Jan 2022 11:39:42 +0100 how-is-spains-covid-vaccination-campaign-for-children-aged-5-to-11-going Spain’s Public Health Commission has approved Covid-19 booster shots for people in their fifties and those vaccinated with AstraZeneca, as well as confirming that people in the 40-49 age group will also be added to the booster campaign at a later date. https://www.thelocal.es/20211216/spain-set-to-approve-covid-19-booster-vaccines-for-people-aged-50-to-59 Thu, 16 Dec 2021 12:54:15 +0100 spain-set-to-approve-covid-19-booster-vaccines-for-people-aged-50-to-59 Children aged 5 to 11 can be vaccinated against Covid-19 as of Wednesday December 15th, although regional health authorities are organising their campaigns differently. Here’s what you need to know.  https://www.thelocal.es/20211214/region-by-region-where-young-children-in-spain-can-get-vaccinated-against-covid Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:59:56 +0100 region-by-region-where-young-children-in-spain-can-get-vaccinated-against-covid The first shipment of 1.3 million Pfizer doses for children aged 5 to 11 arrives in Spain on Monday, with the vaccination campaign for young children set to start on Wednesday December 15th.   https://www.thelocal.es/20211213/spains-receives-its-first-batch-of-covid-19-vaccines-for-children-under-12 Mon, 13 Dec 2021 11:34:54 +0100 spains-receives-its-first-batch-of-covid-19-vaccines-for-children-under-12 Spain's Public Health Commission has announced that it will start vaccinating Spain's 3.3 million children aged between five and 11 from Wednesday. Here's what we know about how the rollout for children will work. https://www.thelocal.es/20211208/explained-how-spain-will-vaccinate-five-to-11-year-olds-against-covid Wed, 08 Dec 2021 13:42:21 +0100 explained-how-spain-will-vaccinate-five-to-11-year-olds-against-covid Children between the ages of 5 and 11 will be able to receive a Covid-19 vaccine from December 15th, Spain's Public Health Commission announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20211207/spain-approves-covid-vaccines-for-5-to-11-year-olds Tue, 07 Dec 2021 15:15:30 +0100 spain-approves-covid-vaccines-for-5-to-11-year-olds Spain’s Health Ministry said Thursday there will be no mandatory vaccination in the country following the European Commission’s advice to Member States to “think about it” and Germany’s announcement that it will make vaccines compulsory in February. https://www.thelocal.es/20211203/spain-rules-out-eus-advice-on-compulsory-vaccination Fri, 03 Dec 2021 10:30:16 +0100 spain-rules-out-eus-advice-on-compulsory-vaccination