Residents of the Balearic Islands, who were born between 1962 and 1971, inclusive, who are aged 50-59 will be vaccinated by the beginning of June, according to the Ministry of Health.
The Inter-territorial Council has still to decide whether the under 55’s can be given a second dose of AstraZeneca as recommended by the European Medicines Agency.
Dr Javier Arranz, spokesman for the Regional Committee of Infectious Diseases has pointed out that one dose of AstraZeneca is more than 70% effective in preventing infection and 90% effective in avoiding hospital admissions.
Those 60-69 are the only group currently being given the AstraZeneca jab, because supplies are low and shipments have been smaller than expected.
Those aged 70-79 are being given the Johnson & Johnson single dose and should be done by the end of this week. Vaccination of the over-80’s is almost finished too.
6,250 doses of Johnson & Johnson and additional doses of Moderna and Pfizer are due to arrive in the Balearic Islands next week and will be used to vaccinate the elderly and professionals in essential groups under the age of 60 who didn’t get their second injection because of the change in criteria for AstraZeneca.
Immunisation of the over-45s is scheduled to begin in June.
On Monday 225,518 people in the Balearic Islands had received at least one vaccine dose and 75,292 have had both jabs.
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The UK has vaccinated over 50% and the rest of EU is way behind.... So which entity is responsible for this poor show? Brussels? This is why us Brits ain’t gonna show this year for the reasons of.......Boris won’t allow us back without quarantine and owing to the late jab process in Spain ( islands also ) I don’t feel safe... Simple as that
It is not credible that all 50-59 year olds in the Balearics to be vaccinated by the end of May. We are legal, permanent residents ranging in age from mid-60s to 80 in July. We registered with the Centre de Salut in Capdepera three weeks ago. I have checked with the centre every week since (in person) and have been told that our vaccination dates have still not been scheduled. Can someone explain to me why this is the case. Gracias.