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To date, 93% of the population in Spain has been double jabbed against coronavirus
Spain is currently storing more than 14 million expired doses of the coronavirus vaccine that will presumably have to be destroyed in the near future, according to the Spanish Medicines Agency. As the pandemic stabilises across Europe, many other countries are also holding a surplus and the Minister of Health has asked Brussels to alter its contracts with the pharmaceutical companies.
In the current economic climate, countries simply cannot afford to keep buying vaccines that aren’t going to be used, Carolina Darias said.
Most of the expired doses are from Pfizer (8.2 million), followed by Moderna (2 million), but there are also Novavax (1.8), Astrazeneca (1.1) and Janssen (624,275 doses). These amounts represent almost 7% of the total vaccine doses received by Spain.
The health crisis has stabilised greatly in recent months and this has resulted in a significant slowdown in the uptake of vaccines. Spain has been one of the better performing European nations, administering almost 104 million doses and to date, 93% of the population has been double jabbed against the virus. However, only 71.6% of people over the age of 80 has received a second booster, and this percentage drops to just 53.2% in over 60s.
The Spanish Ministry of Health recommends that all those aged 60+ and risk groups avail themselves of a fourth jab and at the last meeting of the Public Health Commission, it was also recommended to immunise the population between the ages of six and 59 with a new dose.
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