Spanish officials under fire for jumping vaccine queue as COVID-19 cases surge

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MADRID: A steady drip-feed of public officials admitting to having been vaccinated ahead of priority groups has sparked uproar on social media in ...

Spain's Defence Minister Margarita Robles says bomb deal with Saudi Arabia"not linked" to contract for sale of warships. MADRID: A steady drip-feed of public officials admitting to having been vaccinated ahead of priority groups has sparked uproar on social media in Spain at a time when several regions are tightening restrictions in an effort to curb a spike in infections.

One Twitter user hoped it would at least encourage citizens to get a shot:"The reluctant citizen will see that if politicians sign up first, breaking all the rules, it must be something very good," @Juanmalucky wrote."The scoundrels who have vaccinated themselves by jumping the queue using their privileged position as public officials must of course all resign," tweeted the spokesman for the far-left Unidas Podemos party, Pablo Echenique.

Nationwide infection rates have soared since late December, pushing Spain's 14-day incidence of the virus up beyond 800 cases per 100,000 people.But the health ministry has let regional authorities set their own rules within national guidelines, creating a confusing patchwork of different measures to halt the spread of the virus.

 

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