Spain’s COVID-19 patients eligible for vaccine after six months from diagnosis

Spain’s COVID-19 patients eligible for vaccine after six months from diagnosis
February 10, 2021, 10:34 am

A hospital staff member prepares to treat a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Hospital de Sant Pau, after Catalonia's government imposed new restrictions in an effort to control a COVID-19 third wave, in Barcelona, Spain. (Reuters)

Spain's health ministry said on Wednesday that under 55-year olds without major health complications who contracted COVID-19 will have to wait six months from their diagnosis before receiving a vaccine.

Justifying the decision, the ministry said cases of reinfection within six months are "exceptional," in a document defining the national vaccine strategy. So far, the only people under 55 being vaccinated are health-care professionals.The measure will apply to the three vaccines currently being distributed in Spain and is provisional pending any further research, the ministry said.

source: Reuters

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