Spain launched a “voluntary” vaccination program for the new crown pneumonia, the Ministry of health announced on Monday (27), plans to collect information on people who refuse vaccination and share the information with other EU member states, but stressed that the information will not be made public; the authorities will be carried out under the premise of respecting privacy, while calling on people to actively vaccinate against the disease.
Health Minister Salvador Illa said in an interview with the national media that vaccination is not mandatory, but “we all believe that vaccination for all is the best way to fight the virus, and the more people the better”. He also said that vaccination should be seen as a sign of solidarity with loved ones and civil society.
The government hopes to vaccinate 2.5 million people between January and March next year, with priority given to nursing home residents and health care workers, but the plan is mired in political controversy, with José Luis Martínez-Almeida, mayor of the capital Madrid and spokesman for the main opposition People’s Party, accusing the government of lacking information about the vaccine, which has discouraged many people from getting it, and saying the plan needs to be fully transparent, not politically motivated.
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