COVID-19

The vaccination of children is the measure that completes the Community vaccination strategy. It has been one of the main objectives of the EMA which, in recent months, has made every effort to advance its authorisation. The goal was always that it could be approved before the end of 2021 but, after several technical discussions with the Pfizer company, it was possible to bring it forward to 25 November, when […]

Research to find out if a person is infected with coronavirus continues to advance day after day in the world of science. In addition to the well-known PCR and antigen tests, Japanese scientists have developed masks that glow in ultraviolet light if they contain traces of coronavirus. Several studies have shown that the results are promising. The most curious thing is that they have been made from ostrich eggs. The […]

Amós García Rojas, president of the Spanish Association of Vaccinology, has attended Antena 3 Noticias live to assess the impact that the new coronavirus variant, Ómicron, is having in many countries around the world. The epidemiologist has also wanted to answer some questions that raise doubts in society such as why it has taken so long to vaccinate children? "We started vaccinating children when we could, when we made sure […]

The General Director of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom, congratulated Spain on his Twitter account. The message of congratulations is for the vaccination campaign against the coronavirus carried out by Spain, where there are almost 89.5% of the target population with the complete guideline. "Thank you, Minister of Health, Carolina Darias and Spain for their strong leadership and walking with the #VaccinEquity speech! I hope the rest of […]

The COVID-19 variant and the increase in the incidence of coronavirus in Spain is causing many communities to consider new restrictions for the December puente to stop the expansion of the virus. Galicia, some municipalities in Murcia, Cantabria, La Rioja and the Balearic Islands are committed to adopting measures to prevent contagion during the next weekend. In addition, there are several communities that already request the covid passport to access […]

The emergence of the new variant of Covid-19, omicron, has put expectations on a possible definitive recovery after the pandemic in check. Especially after the interview given by the president of the American laboratory of Moderna, Stephane Bancel, to the Financial Times, who has stated that vaccines might not be effective in this case. "All the scientists I’ve talked to feel that this is not going to be good," said […]

Spain so far has one case for the new omicron variant. This is a 51-year-old man from Madrid who had recently travelled to South Africa and had been vaccinated. In addition, there are four other positives under study that are suspected of belonging to the omicron variant: two in Catalonia, one in Castile and Leon and a third in Madrid. The latter also belonged to a person, in this case […]

Green light for the covid passport in the Valencian Community. The High Court of Justice has authorized its establishment to provide access to hospitality, restaurants and leisure facilities with a capacity of more than 50 people, music festivals, events and celebrations with more than 500 attendees, as well as visiting patients and interns in hospitals and residences, among other activities. In this way, the judges endorse the decision of the […]