

Among neighboring countries, only Portugal (with a population of 10.3 million, ranking 90th globally) has a higher rate at 86%. The effort will coincide with the annual flu shots, which mostly target the same age group.Īccording to Oxford University’s statistical repository Our World In Data, which makes it possible to compare vaccine coverage by country, Spain is the only one of the 50 most populous nations to have fully vaccinated nearly 80% of the population. After conducting one of the most successful Covid-19 vaccination campaigns in the world, Spain’s public health system is now preparing for a new challenge: administering a third dose to nearly seven million people in the 70-and-over age group.
