INFECTIONS AND BOOSTER
Spain has seen a sharp rise in infections in the last few days.
From 3000 to 6000 each day.
Still very low compared to other European countries.
There have been no opinions as to the reason for the increase ..
Fall off in vaccine effect?
More mixing indoors due to cooler evenings?
Twenty year olds not turning up for their second dose?
Official opinion is that we should not take too much notice of infection rates, because we do not publish daily infections due to other viruses, such as cold and flu.
What we should be noting is the serious infection rate, which so far is very low.
Hospitalisation numbers due to Covid is 2200, which is 1.8% of occupancy.
ICU due to Covid is 450, 4.9% of capacity.
60% of ICU Covid cases are people without any vaccination.
As for the booster …
Today I reached 6 months and 3 weeks following my second dose.
I had received no call so decided to do something about it.
At Arboleas medical centre the nurse will make an appointment for you.
But to avoid the queue I decided to go on line.
The App would not give me an appointment, and told be to phone Salud Responde, which I did yesterday lunchtime.
The girl checked and confirmed that I am in Arboleas, and said there are no appointments.
Because they are not available in Arboleas.
So I said what about Huercal Overa or Albox.
She said OK, tomorrow at 9.30 in Huercal Overa.
Job done.
While I was waiting in the queue of 100 cars I noticed that there was a mixture of ages, so not all waiting for the booster.
When the girl reached me for my medical card she said .. first or second dose?
I said that I had a telephone appointment for a third dose.
OK!
And there was no problem.
So my assumption is that they are not at the moment prioritizing the booster jab.
Certainly I and others have not had a call.
So my advice is to take control and book one yourself.
They are currently offering them to 70 year olds, and are considering extending it soon to 60 year olds (some of whom will already been called if they had the one dose Jannsen vaccine).
