The spike in cases among young people has, however, prompted some regions to rush to vaccinate younger age groups. In Catalonia, which has the highest incidence rate in Spain, the vaccination drive was opened last week to the 16-29 age group. Meanwhile, in the Canary Islands, all islands except for Tenerife and Gran Canaria are immunizing people aged 20-29. Melilla has already begun vaccinating the 20-29 age group, while Ceuta opened the drive on Monday to people born in 2005 – in other words, 16 year olds. “Spain has been able to vaccinate group by group due to the wide acceptance of the vaccines.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 06, 2021 11:25 UTC