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“EVERYTHING’S FINE”: British expats in Spain share experience of receiving first COVID vaccine
“It was very well organised, orderly and calm."
Andalucia could source its own vaccine supplies to combat rollout delays
THE south of Spain will consider sourcing its own vaccines if supplies from the central government don’t improve, said the head of the Junta...
EXPLAINED: What expats need to do to get Covid-19 vaccine in Spain
SINCE first embarking on its vaccination programme last December Spanish authorities have always been very clear that jabs will be available to everyone living...
Spain’s vaccine strategy takes U-turn on AstraZeneca with jabs now limited to over 60s
SPAIN’S vaccine strategy takes a U-turn, going forward the AstraZeneca vaccine will only be administered to people aged 60 and over. The decision was made...
EU medical authorities say benefits of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine ‘outweigh possible side effects’
BLOOD clots should be listed as a 'very rare' possible side effect of the AstraZeneca vaccine, said the the European Medicinces Agency (EMA) today....
AstraZeneca: Castilla y Leon region suspends vaccine even as Spain’s govt insists it’s safe
REGIONAL health authorities in Castilla y Leon will suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine, even as Spain’s central government insisted that they consider the jabs...
Expats in Spain frustrated at ‘lack of clarity’ over access to Covid-19 vaccines
FOREIGNERS living in Spain have expressed worry and frustration at not knowing when and if they will be called up for a Covid-19 vaccination...
Spain’s Andalucia to begin vaccinating people over 70 mid-April with the 80-and-over age group expected to be fully vaccinated...
THE Junta expects to start calling over-70s for their first jab in about three weeks. Now that vaccination has resumed with the AstraZeneca doses and...
BRING IT ON: 77% of Olive Press readers are pro vaccine passports
OVER three-quarters of Olive Press readers are eagerly awaiting the rollout of vaccine passports for COVID-19. In a Facebook poll run by the OP between...
Spain raises age limit for AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine to 65-years-old
SPAIN will raise the upper age limit for AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine to include those up to 65 years-old the Health Minister confirmed on Monday. Health...
Spain health authorities confirm death of Marbella teacher was NOT related to the AstraZeneca vaccine
HEALTH authorities in Spain have confirmed that death of a Marbella teacher from a brain haemorrhage was not connected to the AstraZeneca jab she...
Spain to resume AstraZeneca vaccine after study finds that “benefits outweigh risks”
Spain will resume using the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from Wednesday next week following a report by the European Medicines Agency which judged that “its...
EXPLAINER: What we know about Spain halting AstraZeneca jabs and how it will delay vaccination plan
NEWS that Spain had followed other European countries in halting use of the AstraZeneca vaccination left people across the nation asking one important question:...
Vaccination roll-out for almost 120,000 teachers and support staff starts in Spain’s Valencia region
SCHOOL TEACHERS will soon be able to receive the Astrazeneca Covid-19 jab as vaccination points have been named across the Costa Blanca. President of the...
‘Today is an important day’ – Zero COVID-19 infections detected in nursing homes across Spain’s Balearic Islands
The Balearic Government revealed that in the last 24-hours, no coronavirus infections have been detected in any of the region's nursing homes
Spain’s Galicia makes COVID-19 vaccine compulsory with fines of up to €60K for those who refuse it
GALICIA has announced that the COVID-19 vaccine is compulsory for all its 2.7 million inhabitants. The Xunta de Galicia published last Friday in its Official...
Spain considering administering only one vaccine dose to those who have already had COVID-19
SPAIN’S health ministry is weighing up whether or not to administer only one dose of the vaccine to those with prior COVID-19 infections. During a...
Two people in 100 are turning down chance of COVID-19 vaccine in Spain
JUST 2% of people offered a coronavirus jab have turned the chance down, according to the State Secretary for Health, Silvia Calzon. During a press...
Police officers and teachers next in line for COVID-19 vaccine in Spain’s Andalucia
VACCINATION against COVID-19 for teachers is underway in Andalucia with Police officers and Guardia Civil next in line. This second phase of the vaccination campaign...
Controversy as government officials among first to receive COVID-19 vaccine in Spain’s Mallorca
This week. six government officials received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine
Spain has fully vaccinated more people against COVID-19 than the UK – but falls far behind Britain in first...
JUST under half a million people in Spain have received two doses of a coronavirus vaccine. According to the Ministry of Health a total...
Health commissioner resigns over vaccine queue-jumping scandal on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA’S Commissioner for the Department of Health has sensationally resigned following a row over his alleged queue-jumping for the Coronavirus vaccine. José Antonio García Gómez...
Can British expats get the COVID-19 vaccine in Spain?
AS the coronavirus vaccine continues to be rolled out across Spain, many British expats have been left wondering whether or not they will receive...
First citizens already receiving their second vaccine jab in Spain’s Valencia Region
OVER 5,000 people in the region will get their second and final vaccination jab this week in the region’s ongoing battle against Coronavirus. The Department...
Spain’s Valencia region proclaims ‘we’re ready’ for new Moderna vaccine
VALENCIA is ready and prepared to roll out the Moderna coronavirus vaccine from the moment it arrives, its regional health minister has said. Ana Barcelo...
Three Kings Day celebrated in style as first vaccines administered in major city on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ONE OF Costa Blanca’s major cities celebrated Spain’s Three Kings Day in style, this morning. Orihuela saw the first of the Pfizer vaccines administered to...
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