Sebastià Taltavull, the Bishop of Mallorca
Sebastià Taltavull received the first dose of the vaccine three weeks ago.
Balearic president wants greater powers to introduce further restrictions if needed
Armengol argued that once the most vulnerable have been vaccinated, priority should be given to tourist regions such as the Balearics.
Bishop apologises for any "unease" caused by his vaccination
The Bishopric insists that there was not the slightest intention to act against the protocol.
Sebastià Taltavull, the Bishop of Mallorca
Sebastià Taltavull, the Bishop of Mallorca.
Bishop of Mallorca has been vaccinated
Sebastià Taltavull isn't a resident or worker at the Sant Pere i Sant Bernat residence.
Rodrigo Romero of Podemos in Palma
Rodrigo Romero of Podemos in Palma.
Podemos wanting to know if there has been vaccination queue-jumping
Podemos in Palma want to make sure that there haven't been examples like those in other regions.
Playa de Palma, Mallorca in summer 2020
With 70% vaccination, the season will be saved.
Tourism industry demanding accelerated vaccination programme
The government has an "obligation" to accelerate the vaccination programme.
Care home worker receives the vaccine
Care home workers have been among the first to be vaccinated,
Balearics receive two thousand fewer vaccine doses
The health service says that the temporary reduction in supply will not affect the vaccination programme.
Health worker receiving Covid vaccine
Over 19,000 doses of vaccines have so far been delivered to the Balearics.
Three-quarters of available doses of the vaccine have been given
Eighty-eight per cent of frontline health workers have had a first dose of the vaccine.
At the gates of government: the week in Mallorca
Aid, the government said, was on its way to bars and restaurants, but the vaccines weren't on their way - they were stuck in Madrid.
Meeting of the Inter-Territorial Council of the National Health System
Meeting of the Inter-Territorial Council of the National Health System.
Balearics demanding no more delays to delivery of vaccines
Over 6,000 doses should have arrived on Monday; they are now due on Thursday.
Spain's vaccination programme commenced on December 27
Spain's vaccination programme commenced on December 27.
Tourism industry insisting on army help for faster vaccination programme
Hoteliers, travel agents, restaurants ... they're all demanding the same.
An empty Playa de Palma, Mallorca
Playa de Palma hoteliers demanding more rapid vaccination.
Comment
Back to square one
In today's Blog: "Not everywhere is the same, of course not, but the Balearics can be considered in a somewhat similar way to the Canaries."
Andrew Ede14/01/2021 09:36