Spain's elderly get second COVID-19 shot as infection rates soar

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Faced with new record infection rates, Spain has begun giving second shots of coronavirus vaccines to elderly nursing home residents, while a ...

A medical staff member administers a PCR test to a nursing home worker during the coronavirus disease outbreak in Durango, Spain, Jan 14, 2021. MADRID: Faced with new record infection rates, Spain has begun giving second shots of coronavirus vaccines to elderly nursing home residents, while a court in Seville ruled on Monday that one home could inoculate a resident against her family's wishes.

Smiling from behind her mask as she walked through the grounds of the Los Olmos nursing home using a walking frame, she said that more than anything she wanted to see her family.New infections have soared in the wake of the Christmas holidays. Nearly 84,300 new cases were reported on Monday, a record rise over the two days since Friday that brought the country's cumulative total to 2,336,451, government data showed.

The judge presiding over the case said protecting public health must take precedence over the family's concerns.

 

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