17,737 people have already had their Covid booster jab in the Canaries

A total of 962,373 people have already received their third booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in Spain, which at the moment, is being administered to those over 70 years of age, to people living in nursing homes, and patients with a high-risk medical history. Of these, a total of 17,737 have been administered in the Canary Islands, which is almost 2% of the national total.

According to the vaccination report made public by the Ministry of Health which updates the data provided on Friday by the various regions of Spain, 243,067 booster jabs have been administered in Andalusia; 121,271 in Catalonia, and 115,792 in Madrid.

They will be joined in mid-November by the 1.9 million people vaccinated with the Janssen single-dose vaccine who, in this case, will receive a second booster from Pfizer or Moderna, also starting with those over 70 years of age.

According to today's report, 78.6% of the population of Spain has already been fully vaccinated, and 80.2% have at least one dose (over 83% in the Canary Islands).

If the reference is the target population, that is, those likely to be vaccinated (not including children under 12 years of age for whom the Covid vaccine is not yet authorized), the percentage rises to 88.6% fully vaccinated, and 90.3% when it comes to a single dose.

By age group, 82.5% of 12 to 19 years old have been fully vaccinated, while from 20 to 29 years old the percentage drops a little to 77.4%. In the age range of 30 to 39 years, 76.3% are fully vaccinated, as are 87.1% of 40 to 49-year-olds.

Finally, 94% of the population aged between 50 and 59 years old are fully vaccinated, and then the figures increase to between 97 and 100% for the rest of the age groups.