Covid-19 recovered patients under 55 in Spain to wait for 6 months before vaccination

20:05, 10.02.2021

Spain’s health ministry said on Wednesday that people under the age of 55 without major health complications who have previously contracted the coronavirus will have to wait six months from their diagnosis before receiving a vaccine.

Justifying the decision to prioritize those without a history of COVID-19, the ministry said that cases of reinfection within six months were “exceptional”.

People older than 55 or those with health risks that make them more vulnerable to reinfection would be exempted from the delay, the ministry said, as reported by Reuters.

So far, the only people under 55 being vaccinated are healthcare professionals, according to Spain’s vaccine strategy.

Spain will begin using the AstraZeneca vaccine for essential workers such as police, fire fighters and the military.

In line for the AstraZeneca vaccine are teachers and staff at nursery, primary and secondary schools, pharmacies, day centers for the elderly and those who provide home help for the elderly.

Spain is distributing vaccines developed by Pfizer, BioNTech, Moderna, Oxford University and AstraZeneca.

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