vaccination

Covid-19

How fast is Spain vaccinating its population compared to other European countries?

The pace of Europe's vaccination campaigns against Covid-19 is steadily improving but in some countries more than others. We take a look at how countries in Europe compare in the race to inoculate their population.

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'Green pass': European Commission to propose EU-wide vaccine passports for summer

Europeans may be allowed to travel more freely this summer with a new digital vaccination passport in a plan set to be laid out by the European Commission.

Health

Spain urges measles jab for middle-aged amid fears over 'anti-vaxxers'

Spanish health experts have called for anyone born between 1970 and 1980 to get a vaccination against measles unless they are absolutely sure they have had both doses as a child, or have had the illness.

children

No vaccination, no nursery: Galicia plans ban against ant-vax movement

Regional authorities in Spain’s northwestern region of Galicia are studying plans to ban children who are not fully vaccinated from attending public daycare centers.

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Third whooping cough baby death in Spain sparks vaccination review

With the death of three babies from whooping cough within a month, Spanish health authorities are revising immunization policies.

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Diphtheria boy being kept alive by machines

The child who has become the first to contract diphtheria in Spain for 28 years has developed heart and lung problems as well as kidney failure and is being kept alive connected to three different machines.

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Eight more children infected with diphtheria

Eight children have been confirmed as testing positive to the diphtheria bacteria after coming into contact with the six-year-old boy who last month became the first recorded case in Spain for 29 years.