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The coronavirus vaccination plan in Spain is already underway , with Araceli, a resident of a senior center in Guadalajara, as the first person to have received it in the country. And in the coming months, it is expected that the rest of the Spanish population will join in stages to end a pandemic that has left some 50,000 deaths in Spain and 1.75 million in the world. The anti-COVID-19 vaccine, administered by the National Health System free of charge and voluntarily , represents "the beginning of the end", as the Minister of Health, Salvador Illa, has defined it. These are some of the main keys around the vaccine : How coronavirus vaccines work The Pfizer and BioNTech vaccines are so far the only ones approved by the EMA (European Medicines Agency, for its acronym in English). After a symbolic shipment that allowed the first vaccinations this Sunday the 27th in Spain, the delivery of the vaccines is expected this Tuesday the 29th .
These messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines use a genetically engineered RNA with the "instructions" to produce the proteins that will trigger the immune response, allowing the human body to defend itself. How COVID-19 vaccines work Ministry of Health When will each person get vaccinated? The coronavirus vaccination plan is divided into stages based on priority Europe Cell Phone Number List and aimed at different groups of the Spanish population. The health centers of the autonomous communities will send a summons to citizens, so that they can come freely and free of charge to receive it. In a first stage , which could last until March, these four population groups will be vaccinated : Residents and health and social health personnel who work in residences for the elderly and care for highly dependent people. Front-line personnel in the health and social health field. Other health and social health personnel.
People considered highly dependent (degree III dependency: in need of intense support measures) who are not currently institutionalized. In a second stage , still pending a definitive order of priority, it could last until June and would include people over 65 years of age, with risk and vulnerable conditions, teaching staff, pregnant and breastfeeding women, children, adolescents and young people. and those who have had the coronavirus, among others. So in a third and final phase it is expected to have vaccinated the vast majority of the population and continue with the remainder. What about those who have private insurance? The vaccination will be free and will be administered by the National Health System in the order determined by the Ministry of Health. How many vaccines do you have to get, and when is immunity achieved? In the case of the Pfizer vaccine, which is being administered in Spain, two doses are required for each person and 21 days must elapse between them. Maximum protection is reached one week after receiving the second dose (around a month after the first). However, it remains to be seen whether any "refresher" of the vaccine will be necessary later, and how often it should be.