At present, 83.4% of the population of the islands have the full vaccination schedule. The Balearic Islands continues to be the autonomous community with the lowest percentage of vaccinated people, as the Spanish average is above 90% and in some communities, such as Extremadura and Galicia, the percentage is as high as 94%.
The Balearic Islands continues to be at the bottom in terms of child vaccination.
According to the latest data provided by the Ministry on Friday, 24.5 % of children under 12 years of age have been vaccinated in the Islands.
The Spanish average on that day was 40% and Galicia has already vaccinated 73% of the children in this community. With the exception of Ceuta and Melilla, the Balearic Islands is the region with the lowest percentage of vaccination in all age groups.
Vaccination is progressing very slowly while infections continue to soar, although a slight decrease was reported today, although it is not yet known if it is definitive or if it is temporary due to the fact that on the weekends people go less to the PAC or to take the COVID tests.
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Juan, just how many boosters would you accept and over what time period?
Hey Juan - I totally agree that the vulnerable population should take the information at hand and make that decision. I just wish the administration would also focus their efforts to those that are vulnerable instead of a mass marketing campaign. The vaccine appears to provide support for those folks, regardless of if healthy young folks do not. In any marketing campaign, being laser focused on a specific demographic does much better than a 'spray and pray' approach :)
I think it is becoming more evident that this latest varíant is far less severe than first thought Jerry, and people certainly are over reacting. However, a simple vaccination booster (as nearly all vaccines require), isn't that much to ask fellow vulnerable citizens to endure, for themselves, and others
At this point, with Omicron raging through the 87% vaccinated population of this island (remember everyone, at the beginning they told us their goal was 80% of the adult population...now it is 100% of all the population) - why is this even an issue? The hospitals are not overwhelmed even with a massive hit at once. This is simply a flex of a power hungry president who doesn't want to let that power go and enjoys seeing her meddling on all the doors of the restaurants. This is simple - government over-reach and a copy-cat mentality that has no ideas of her own and simply copies neighboring countries policies that were proven not to work, but instead wielding a heavy handed 'policy'. Can we not move on from this? Even with a small number "left to be jabbed", the numbers of natural immunity ALONE prove the island will be 'safe' from this awful cold. Are we not tired of hating each other already? This needs to move to be a non-topic.
Rich - if the covid vaccines had not past the necessary requirements, they would not have finally been regarded as fit for purpose. Stop with your paranoid, delusional nonsense.
Juan, I've had all my vaccines that have passed 100% the long term testing regime. Stop with your assumptions.
Rich is too simple to understand he's been taking vaccines since before he could even walk.
Juan would jump out a plane with no parachute if the government told him it would stop covid!
The narrative is crumbling. Anthony Fauci will be in prison soon. The vaccine has no effect for Omicron. FACT. It won't be much longer before it all comes crashing down. Hold the line!
Thankfully due to the majority of sensible people being vaccinated Rich, not too many HAVE died, I imagine.