The is focused on immunizing the , who are the groups that are most likely to die from Covid-19 or suffer hospitalization as soon as possible. However, the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has promised that 70% of the population will already be vaccinated by August. Thus, it is worth asking when the vaccination of those under 60 years of age who do not belong to essential, socio-sanitary or penitentiary professions will begin.
The objective of the vaccination plan
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, maintain the objective of having immunized 33 million Spaniards by the end of August. The government calculations are based on five milestones:
1. More people immunized with the complete regimen than citizens infected by Covid-19. An objective that was achieved last week, since the number of people vaccinated with two doses against covid (3,452,119) exceeded the number of infections during the pandemic in Spain (3,435,840).
2. First week of May: 5 million people vaccinated with the complete regimen.
3. First week of June: 10 million people vaccinated with the full regimen.
4. Third week of June: 15 million people vaccinated with the full regimen.
5. Fourth week of July: 20 million people vaccinated with the complete regimen.
Who is getting vaccinated now: over 60 years and risk groups
1. Over 80 years: Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. This group has fully received the first dose of one of these vaccines and almost 80% have received both. Thus, the immunization of the group will be completed shortly.
2. Over 70 years: Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and Janssen. Only 7% of this group have received the full regimen, while almost 65% have received an injection. The Janssen vaccine, which is a single dose, will serve to rapidly increase the level of immunization in this group.
3. People in the risk group: Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. The vaccination strategy contemplates that the group of people at risk be immunized in an overlapping way than with those over 70 years of age. However, it intends to do so mainly with messenger RNA-based vaccines.
4. People between 60 and 69: AstraZeneca. The vaccine developed by Oxford is being administered mainly in the group of people between 60 and 69 years of age. 5.5% of this group has received the complete guideline. Meanwhile, almost 43% have already received a puncture.
Who will be vaccinated after the age of 60 and risk groups
The forecasts of the vaccination strategy is that in the month of June the groups that follow will have at least one dose. Some groups that the Government, for the moment, maintains the decision not to administer AstraZeneca in children under 60 years of age.
– Group 3: other health and socio-health personnel and penitentiary institution workers.
– Group 6. Groups with an essential function for society.
– Group 9. People between 50 and 59 years of age (born between 1962 and 1971, both inclusive)
When will the vaccination of those under 50 years of age begin?
The latest update of the vaccination strategy does not contemplate what the vaccination of people under 50 years of age will be like. A mystery that some countries have already resolved, such as once the elderly, risk groups and essential professionals have been vaccinated. However, based on the Government’s forecasts regarding achieving group immunity in August, the forecasts would be as follows:
1. People between 40 and 49 years old: they would not receive the first dose until July
2. People between 30 and 39 years old: they would not receive the first dose until August. With those over 30 years of age, the objective of immunizing 70% of the population is already met.
This is the calculator that tells you when you are going to be vaccinated
The Spanish vaccination strategy is a document that changes depending on the scientific evidence and the objectives achieved. Thus, it is expected that when the vaccination of people over 60 years of age, risk groups and essential professionals progresses; It will be specified how the vaccination of minors in those sections will be. In the meantime, you can use the to have an approximate date of when you will be able to receive the vaccine.
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