EThe Ministry of Health of the Government of Spain has not updated the coronavirus data on Wednesday, December 8, as it is a public holiday.
The latest data indicates that Spain is approaching high risk at the gates of the sixth wave of the pandemic when reaching the 290 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
Infections continue to rise in all autonomous communities, with Navarra, the Basque Country and Aragn at extreme risk.
BioNTech Announces Three Doses of Pfizer’s Vaccine Effective Against Micron
Pfizer Y BioNTech have reported that their coronavirus vaccine is “effective” against the micron variant “after three doses.”
“The vaccine remains effective against coronavirus, including the micron variant, but only after three doses have been administered,” BioNTech reported after careful studies.
BioNTech recognizes that the new variant “probably is not sufficiently neutralized after two doses”, and announces that “we are going to develop a specific vaccine against the micron variant and we hope to have it available between now and March”.
The European Union rules out the ‘community’ obligation of the vaccine
The European Commission He has pointed out that he is not working on any proposal to coordinate measures and promote a mandatory vaccination against coronavirus in the European Union because it is a matter of the exclusive prerogative of the member states.
News about the coronavirus, last minute:
14:00 The TSJ of Cantabria approves the covid passport
During the next 40 days, Cantabria joins other communities in Spain that are already requesting the covid passport to access different places of leisure and restoration. This has been communicated by the Superior Court of Justice of Cantabria considers the measure “adequate, suitable, necessary and proportional”, since it is imposed in places where the probability of contagion is greater, such as the hotel industry, where the time of consumption is not compatible with the use of the mask.
13:18 Occupation in ICU increases
The total number of seriously admitted patients went from 814 to 948 in the last four days. In addition, plant occupancy stands at 4% with 4,1119 patients. By communities, La Rioja (22.6%), Pas Vasco (17.5%) and Catalonia (13%) are the areas with the highest occupation in Spanish ICUs, although the trend in other territories such as Aragn, Comunidad de Madrid, Valencian Community, Navarra, Castilla y Len and Cantabria. In addition, among age groups, the population of children and those over 60 are among the population where cases are growing alarmingly.
12:22 Vaccination of people over 70 years old, at a good pace
Spain continues to make progress regarding the administration of the third booster dose to people over 70 years of age. More than half of the population in this age group have all three patterns. Since last Friday, 384,493 injections have been given, destined to cover the campaign of doses for those over 60 years old, sanitary and vaccinated with Janssen.
On the other hand, it is expected that by mid-December at least three million children in the age group between 5 and 11 years old will have been vaccinated.
11:42 Spain borders on high risk behind the Constitution bridge
The pandemic situation in the country continues to worsen as the days go by and Christmas approaches. Spain is on the verge of high risk after reaching 290 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, with 44,000 new infections since last Friday. It is also expected that these data will grow after the Constitution bridge, so that Spain is entering a very delicate phase. Two communities in particular, Pas Vasco and Navarra, are in the lead after experiencing strong increases in recent days.
10:40 Great Britain tightens measures to slow the advance of the micron variant
Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of Great Britain, announces new measures to try to stop the advance of the micron variant of the coronavirus.
It imposes teleworking (whenever possible), extends the use of the mask (it is once again mandatory in cinemas, theaters and other public spaces) and the Covid passport will be necessary to enter discos and mass shows.
10:00 “With this simple gesture you activate an effective measure to prevent the transmission of COVID-19”
Maximize cross ventilation indoors with people who are not living together.
09:00 More than 90,000 people have received the first dose of the vaccine in the last week in Spain
In the last seven days, more than 90,000 people have come to the vaccination centers to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
On the Constitution bridge, vaccination has not stopped, and the influx has increased remarkably.
The unvaccinated have formed long lines next to the people who come to receive the third dose.
08:00 micron: milder symptoms, fewer hospitalizations and no deaths
The micron variant is making headlines around the world, but none are reporting deaths yet.
For experts, it would be a logical evolution of the virus.
A variant that is going to be imposed on the Delta. With milder symptoms, fewer hospitalizations and no deaths.
“That it becomes something similar to the flu is not a short-term scenario, it is something that can happen in three or four years,” says Daniel Lpez Acua, former director of Health Action in Crisis Situations at the WHO.
07:00 The effects of the coronavirus on our mental health: suicide, the leading cause of unnatural death in Spain
The doctor Jos Enrique Campillo, National Research Award, analyzed in the program ‘Fourth millenium’ that shows Iker Jimnez in ‘Four’ the main mental consequences of the coronavirus pandemic on the human mind.
In the ‘Ship of Mystery’ they revealed that in the last year the cases of depression have increased by 28% and that twice as many drugs are prescribed as before the pandemic.
The official website of ‘Cuarto Milenio’ reports that “according to official reports, only in 2020 there were 3,941 suicides in our country, becoming the leading cause of unnatural death in Spain.”
06:00 Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: “The micron variant of the coronavirus could have a major impact”
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), reports that “the micron variant has been detected so far in 57 countries, and we expect that number to continue to grow. Certain characteristics of micron, including its global spread and the large number of mutations suggests that it could have a significant impact on the course of the disease. It is still difficult to know exactly what that impact will be. “
05:00 Doctor Carballo warns: “With the images we are seeing we are going to get worse”
The doctor Csar Carballo, deputy emergencilologist of the emergency service of the Ramn y Cajal University Hospital, warned in the program ‘Ms Vale Tarde’ presented by Cristina Pardo on the micron variant of the coronavirus that “with the images we are seeing we are going to get worse.”
“Nothing is being done. The vaccination is fine but more needs to be done. We go back to doing nothing and hoping that the vaccination saves us. We are crossing our fingers to see what happens with micron, because if it avoids vaccines and is so Virulent as it is delta, we are going to have a hard time. Crossing our fingers is certainly not a good strategy, “said Dr. Carballo about the sixth wave of the coronavirus pandemic that threatens Spain.
04:00 The WHO congratulates Spain on the vaccination against COVID-19: “I hope the rest of the world will follow suit”
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), has congratulated Spain for the vaccination against the coronavirus.
“Thank you very much, Minister of Health, Carolina Darias and Spain for your strong leadership and walking with the #VaccinEquity speech! I hope the rest of the world follows your example. We must accelerate and accelerate our actions to save lives,” shared Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus On twitter.
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