COVID-19

Although experts and authorities characterize the current epidemiological situation as "very favorable, with a marked decrease in serious cases and lethality", communities are focused on seeking measures to guarantee this trend now that the Christmas holidays arrive and, increase in the mobility of the population. Among these measures, there are several communities that request the implementation of the covid passport in Spain. The debate about the requirement of the covid […]

Several communities are considering requiring the COVID certificate, but at the moment it would not be legal to follow the example of Austria, which has confined nearly 2 million people because they are not vaccinated against coronavirus. According to José Bestard, an expert in health law, Spain could not replicate the Austrian restriction. " If the Government wanted to implement it, it certainly could not do so through the state […]

The increase in hospital admissions and the incidence of Covid-19 in Spain are of particular concern due to the drop in temperatures, which do not predict that these data will be reversed despite the high vaccination figures. So much so that Christian Drosen, the so-called virologist of Angela Merkel, has pointed out that our country will not overcome the pandemic until the spring. An optimistic view that contrasts with what […]

Sanidad will discuss the new COVID traffic light draft at the Public Health Committee on Tuesday. The new document proposes to modify the limits of risk for coronavirus. Thus, the cumulative incidence at 14 days per 100,000 inhabitants would increase to 500 cases so that it would be considered at very high risk. From 300 to 500 cases would be high risk; from 300 to 100 medium risk; from 100 […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) has again alerted Europe, as it is once again becoming the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. " There is an increase in cases in Europe, "said Maria Neira, Director of Public Health at WHO. "It is mainly in areas where there is a reluctance to get vaccinated against Covid-19", she added. In addition, she has encouraged the population to get vaccinated, because she argues that […]

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has attended the presentation of the PERTE for 'Health Vanguard' at the Carlos III Health Center. During his speech at the event, President Sánchez said that we are currently living in a moment of "enormous importance". "We are facing a critical moment and, therefore, enormous opportunities in which we have to learn, we have the resources, which are the financial instruments that Spain […]

Paula, Christian and Veronica had Covid before getting vaccinated. Since they already had antibodies, they were given only one dose, which would be the whole pattern. But downloading their digital travel certificate indicated that they were missing a dose. "I don’t know why I found that I was missing a dose," asks Paula, one of those affected. For passport purposes, her vaccination is not correct. "One of the reviewers told […]

The incidence of coronavirus is still contained in Spain, although with a slight increase in the rate to 51.6 points per 100,000 inhabitants, after just over a month of the lifting of almost all restrictions. The data contrasts with other European countries such as the United Kingdom (873), Germany (306), France (117) Portugal (105) or Italy (94), where the incidence is higher.The Ministry of Health has reported 3,291 infections and 15 […]

The Ministry of Health begins to vaccinate against the flu to the 700,000 older than 70 years old, along with the third dose of vaccine against Covid-19, in health centers. It will be by appointment to avoid crowding. The aim is also to ensure that, over the next two weeks, the most vulnerable groups, such as pregnant women, users and workers in centres for the elderly or with functional diversity, and health […]