The Local Spain 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 How fast is Spain vaccinating its population compared to other European countries? The pace of Europe's vaccination campaigns against Covid-19 is steadily improving but in some countries more than others. We take a look at how countries in Europe compare in the race to inoculate their population. https://www.thelocal.es/20210409/how-fast-is-spain-vaccinating-its-population-compared-to-other-european-countries-2 Fri, 09 Apr 2021 17:21:15 +0200 how-fast-is-spain-vaccinating-its-population-compared-to-other-european-countries-2 'Green pass': European Commission to propose EU-wide vaccine passports for summer Europeans may be allowed to travel more freely this summer with a new digital vaccination passport in a plan set to be laid out by the European Commission. https://www.thelocal.es/20210301/green-pass-european-commission-to-propose-eu-wide-vaccine-passports Mon, 01 Mar 2021 17:28:31 +0100 green-pass-european-commission-to-propose-eu-wide-vaccine-passports Spain urges measles jab for middle-aged amid fears over 'anti-vaxxers' Spanish health experts have called for anyone born between 1970 and 1980 to get a vaccination against measles unless they are absolutely sure they have had both doses as a child, or have had the illness. https://www.thelocal.es/20190902/spain-measles-jab-anti-vaxxers Mon, 02 Sep 2019 13:47:56 +0200 spain-measles-jab-anti-vaxxers No vaccination, no nursery: Galicia plans ban against ant-vax movement Regional authorities in Spain’s northwestern region of Galicia are studying plans to ban children who are not fully vaccinated from attending public daycare centers. https://www.thelocal.es/20190225/no-vaccination-no-nursery-galicia-plans-ban-against-ant-vax-movement Mon, 25 Feb 2019 18:33:23 +0100 no-vaccination-no-nursery-galicia-plans-ban-against-ant-vax-movement Third whooping cough baby death in Spain sparks vaccination review With the death of three babies from whooping cough within a month, Spanish health authorities are revising immunization policies. https://www.thelocal.es/20151119/vaccination-plea-for-expectant-mums-as-third-baby-dies-of-whooping-cough Thu, 19 Nov 2015 13:33:42 +0100 vaccination-plea-for-expectant-mums-as-third-baby-dies-of-whooping-cough Diphtheria boy being kept alive by machines The child who has become the first to contract diphtheria in Spain for 28 years has developed heart and lung problems as well as kidney failure and is being kept alive connected to three different machines. https://www.thelocal.es/20150609/update-diphtheria-boy-being-kept-alive-by-machines Tue, 09 Jun 2015 16:19:48 +0200 update-diphtheria-boy-being-kept-alive-by-machines Eight more children infected with diphtheria Eight children have been confirmed as testing positive to the diphtheria bacteria after coming into contact with the six-year-old boy who last month became the first recorded case in Spain for 29 years. https://www.thelocal.es/20150608/eight-more-children-infected-with-diphtheria Mon, 08 Jun 2015 15:25:40 +0200 eight-more-children-infected-with-diphtheria