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Date Published: 27/08/2021
ARCHIVED - Andalucia plans to vaccinate 600,000 people next week and reach 70 per cent target
The Andalusia regional government also plans to offer the Covid vaccine to anyone that has recovered from the virus in the last four weeks
The regional Minister of Health, Jesús Aguirre, has announced that this coming Monday the Andalucían Health Service (SAS) will begin calling people who have overcome coronavirus in the last month for their Covid vaccination. In addition, through its campaign of “active rescue of the target population”, more than 600,000 people over the age of 12 yet to receive both jabs will be invited to be vaccinated. Through this drive, the health authorities hope to exceed a 70 per cent vaccination rate by the end of next week.
Sr Aguirre, speaking at the Martos health centre in Jaén, said that of the 937,190 unvaccinated Andalucíans, 303,000 correspond to those who have either recently recovered from coronavirus or who haven’t yet received the full schedule. From Monday, the SAS will begin calling this group with appointment dates while concerted efforts will be made to encourage the remaining population to get the vaccine.
Spanish health authorities so far have remained firmly on the fence with regard to the need for a third dose of the Covid vaccine, and Sr Aguirre reiterated that he would wait for the central government’s decision on whether a top-up vaccination is required, particularly for the older and more vulnerable populations.
Finally, the minister pointed out that while the cumulative incidence rate has fallen in Andalucía in recent days the number of fatalities continues to climb and that while the vaccination may prevent more serious symptoms, it is no guarantee against contracting the virus. Therefore, he stressed the need for people to continue to adhere to safety measures such as wearing a mask.
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