Over 60s can now get the new Covid vaccine for all variants
The SCS say it is important for as many people as possible to get the booster dose so that we can beat Covid and put the pandemic behind us...
Report reveals the cost of treating Covid patients in hospital in Spain
248,448 people were hospitalised with coronavirus during the first year of the pandemic and almost 10% were admitted to ICU...
Intranasal vaccination could put an end to the Covid pandemic
Around 1 in 10 people put off getting their COVID-19 vaccine due to a fear of needles...
Ministry of Health: All islands remain at low risk for Covid-19
They reiterate the importance of vaccination to maintain this situation as we head towards autumn and winter...
More than 20% of young people in the Canaries admit to being hooked on technology
Half of these admitted to making inappropriate and dangerous use of it, such as exchanging intimate photos or videos…
The Canary Islands receive 273,600 doses of the new Covid vaccines
These new doses are adapted to the new Omicron variants and inoculation starts next week...
The licenced 'slimming pill' that gives 15% weight loss arrives in Spain
Originally approved to treat type 2 diabetes, this diet pill is also being used as a treatment for obesity...
23,000 people are on hospital waiting lists for diagnostic tests in the Canaries
SCS reports show that the average wait is seven months for an endoscopy or four months for an ultrasound…
Germany announces new nationwide Covid rules from October 1st
They are re-introducing masks in certain areas during autumn and winter, until April next year...
Fourth dose of the Covid vaccines to be given from 26th September
Care home residents and the over-80s will be the first to receive the vaccine, which protects against Omicron variants...
The new vaccines against Covid-19 variants will arrive in Spain this week
Vulnerable members of the population such as the over-80s and care home residents will be the first to receive them...
‘The contamination doesn’t stop’: activists want a solution to the discharges in Tenerife
Several beaches in the south and southeast of Tenerife have been closed for swimming this week due to the presence of E-coli and microalgae…
EU Commission urges member states to prepare for surges in Covid cases
They have asked all countries, including Spain, to prepare for a rebound in cases during Autumn and Winter…
Spain ends all remaining Covid restrictions in schools and colleges
Schoolchildren will be allowed to interact normally in classrooms and playgrounds, and eliminates social distancing...
HEALTH ALERT IN SPAIN: A popular blood pressure tablet is withdrawn from the market
The Spanish Medicines Agency has detected ‘irregular’ results in product assessment tests…
New law will allow women to be signed off sick for incapacitating period pain
The Spanish government has now passed the law and hopes it will be approved and in force by the end of this year…
