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Monday, December 28, 2020
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Spain plans to register for vaccination denials
According to a new study, the preparation for vaccination of Spaniards is increasing rapidly. Before, almost half of all citizens did not want to be vaccinated, now only about 30 percent reject it. However, the authorities are working on a rejection rate. Other Europeans should also be allowed to see them.
The Spanish authorities are planning a registry with the names of the people who have rejected the offer of vaccination against the new coronavirus. The registry is not available to the public but will be broadcast to other European countries, Spanish Health Minister Salvador Illa said in an interview with La Sexta television channel. All citizens will receive an invitation to a vaccination appointment according to the vaccination plan. Vaccination is voluntary, but anyone who does not accept the invitation will be registered. The authorities would proceed “with the utmost respect for data protection,” Illa said.
According to a study published last Monday by the state survey institute Centro de Estudios Sociológicas, the proportion of those who refused to vaccinate in Spain has fallen dramatically: 28 percent of those surveyed in December would reject a vaccine. In the previous month, this participation was 47 percent. At the same time, the vaccination readiness of Spaniards increased from almost 37 to more than 40 percent.
“Problem with temperature controls” – Biontech delivery is delayed
According to the Madrid government, the second delivery of 350,000 doses of vaccines from Biontech and Pfizer to Spain scheduled for Monday was delayed one day due to logistical problems from the manufacturer in Belgium. “It seems that there is a problem with the temperature control,” the Spanish media unanimously quoted from a statement from the Health Minister Illa. Biontech and Pfizer preparation should be cooled to minus 70 degrees if stored for a long time. The minister noted that seven other European countries were affected by the delay. What they were was not disclosed. The problem in Belgium has already been resolved and the second batch of the vaccine should be available from Tuesday morning, Illa said.
As in all EU countries, the vaccination campaign against Covid-19 started quite symbolically in Spain on Sunday. Initially, only 9,750 doses of vaccine were used, which Spain had received the day before. The first Spanish to be vaccinated was Araceli Hidalgo, 96, in Guadalajara. For the next twelve weeks, the Madrid government foresees a total of around 4.6 million additional doses of vaccine, with which almost 2.3 million of the 47 million citizens of Spain will be vaccinated.
Spain is one of the European countries most affected by the pandemic. According to official information, almost 50,000 people have already died from or with the virus; More than 1.8 million infections have been detected across the country.
