Third jabs for immunosuppressed patients to start next week
Plenty of spare doses - up to 300,000.
Care home in Mallorca
The government wants all workers in care homes to be vaccinated.
Vaccination for health and social care workers cannot be obligatory
The Balearic government has been told that it doesn't have the powers to make vaccination obligatory.
Vaccination in Mallorca
Two-thirds of youngsters aged 12 to 19 have been vaccinated at least once.
Satisfaction with high vaccination rate among school students
66% of pupils aged 12 to 15 have had their first jab.
Spain reaches goal of fully vaccinating 70% of its population
70.3% of the Spanish population had received by Aug. 31 a complete vaccination programme.
No isolation for vaccinated pupils in close contact with positive cases
A rule that will encourage vaccination of the over-12s.
A is for August and Amber: the week in Mallorca
Mallorca was stuck on amber, the Balearic government was in a right mess over the Covid passport, and a man in Palma had his solution to the hot weather.
Health service concern about vaccination rate among 20 to 40 age group
Some 50% of people who are called about vaccination don't answer the phone.
Government now "recommending" double vaccination for large events
Recommendations, because the High Court rejected the Digital Covid Certificate being a requirement.
Government set to revise capacity for large events
The Covid certificate for entering bars and restaurants is now being ruled out.
Vaccination in Mallorca
The pace of vaccination has slowed.
Over 200,000 doses of vaccine in stock in the Balearics
Given the available doses, herd immunity would be achievable next month.
Average age of Covid patients in ICU in the Balearics is 59
75% of Covid patients admitted to ICU have not been vaccinated.
Vaccination of over-12s in the Balearics
Over 90,000 people aged 12 to 19 in the Balearics.
Balearics have the highest percentage of vaccinated students in Spain
An estimated 70% of school students will have been fully vaccinated by the start of the academic year.
Nineteen-year-old without underlying conditions dies of Covid
She had not been vaccinated.
Covid vaccination
The government is doing what it can to make sure that people get vaccinated.
Play your traffic lights right: the week in Mallorca
Nerves were apparently jangling ahead of the next UK travel review, and the Balearic government had a cunning plan for the Covid certificate.
- What a carry on! European Union abandons full launch of new travel entry system for Britons in favour of "phased rollout"
- Uncertainty surrounds EU Entry/Exit System implementation
- Fresh hope for Golden Visa in Spain
- Living in Palma Airport - Safe and warm
- Laura Hamilton: “I’ve always loved Mallorca, I just wished I’d bought here earlier...”
Coronavirus news
Viewpoint: Getting youngsters jabbed
The Balearics is not alone in trying to tempt young people to get vaccinated.
Humphrey Carter10/09/2021 10:34