Health News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

The perimeter closures are one of the measures that are leading to a drastic reduction in COVID cases

LISTED: 94 municipalities in Spain’s Andalucia in red zone for possible border lockdowns or closure of all non-essential activities

ALMOST one hundred municipal towns in Andalucia face possible restrictions on non-essential activities or mobility due to their COVID-19 infection rates. According to the latest

15 Apr, 2021 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·Other News

Pedro Sanchez says Johnson & Johnson vaccine delay will not derail 70% of Spain getting injections by late August

Pedro Sanchez says Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine delay will not derail 70% of Spain being jabbed by late August

SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, told Congress today(April 14) that delays to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will not hinder his target to inoculate

14 Apr, 2021 @ 20:55

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Experts in Spain’s Malaga warn of intense spring for hay fever sufferers

HAY FEVER sufferers in Malaga are set to suffer an intense pollen season this year, experts say. Despite the use of masks, experts have warned

14 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

Health·Lead·Malaga·Other News

PENCIL IT IN: Spain publishes COVID vaccination calendar for each age group

All residents who are registered with the public Health service should be clearly notified with a date, time and place to receive their jab.

14 Apr, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Must Read·National News

VACCINE BOOST as single-dose Johnson vaccines arrive in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Spain’s COVID-19 vaccination plans suffer a setback with a delay in single-dose Johnson & Johnson inoculations

THE Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will not start its Spanish and European distribution tomorrow(April 14). That’s after six rare blood clot cases were found

13 Apr, 2021 @ 19:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Andalucia health minister urges people in Spain to stay positive saying ‘fourth wave of Covid-19 should be last’

The Minister of Health and Families has said he is ‘very optimistic’ that the fourth wave of COVID ‘should be the last’. Jesús Aguirre shared

13 Apr, 2021 @ 16:03

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Spain’s Malaga records the lowest number of daily Covid infections in seven months and zero deaths

30-year-old teacher in Spain dies of blood clot within days of receiving AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

THE Toledo University Hospital Complex has reported this Monday night the death of a patient due to an alleged adverse reaction caused by the AstraZeneca

13 Apr, 2021 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·National News

Animal testing lab in Spain closed amid allegations of “gratuitous cruelty and abuse”

MADRID authorities have suspended activities at a scientific research facility in Spain after activists exposed animal testing involving “gratuitous cruelty and abuse”. The regional government

12 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Health·Lead·Madrid·National News

COVID-19 in Spain: Minister of Health warns Andalucia is at ‘high risk’ as coronavirus numbers rise

CASES of coronavirus in Andalucia are continuing to soar with Junta de Andalucía’s Minister of Health, Jesús Aguirre warning that the region is at ‘high

12 Apr, 2021 @ 17:00

Health

Life expectancy in Spain falls by 1.6 years as country suffers biggest drop in Europe

LIFE expectancy in Spain fell by a year and a half in the last 12 months, according to new data. EU statistical agency Eurostat found

12 Apr, 2021 @ 15:45

Health

Laboratorios Rovi Ensures That The Manufacture Of The Modern Vaccine Against Covid 19 Will Begin In Spain, Tuesday, November 17, 2020

SHOT IN THE ARM as Moderna vaccine ingredients will be made in Spain’s Andalucia for export

A Spanish pharmaceutical firm will become only the second European company to make the ingredients for Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine. Rovi will join Swiss firm Lonza

12 Apr, 2021 @ 14:35

Granada·Health

The Junta to propose voluntary vaccination with AstraZeneca for the under-60s

THE Junta is calling for voluntary vaccination with AstraZeneca for the under-60s. Following Spain’s vaccine strategy U-turn on AstraZeneca use last week, the Regional Health

12 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

Health·Lead

Breaking News File Photo Evander Holyfield Vs Mike Tyson Iii? Veteran Heavyweights, In Their 50s, Could Meet In Charity Exhibition

Think before you post: Why Iron Mike Tyson has a point when it come to social media

I DON’T advocate violence in any form but Mike Tyson has a point when he said ‘social media made you all way too comfortable with

11 Apr, 2021 @ 16:00

Columnists·Health·Lead·Lisa Burgess: Diary of a Restaurateur·Other News

A Helping Hand: a UK career, based in Spain

THE pandemic and the resulting recession has meant that getting work for expats in Spain is nowhere near as straight-forward as it used to be.

11 Apr, 2021 @ 10:39

Costa Blanca·Health·Other News·Sponsored·Sponsored Interview

2,000 octogenarians vaccinated at one site on Friday and 200,000 more jabs promised next week in Spain’s Valencia Region

MORE THAN 2,000 octogenarian citizens of Torrevieja were vaccinated against Covid-19 on Friday, with regional authorities promising 213,000 more jabs through Valencia this coming week.

10 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

New heart and a new baby: Spaniard gets life-saving transplant call as wife gives birth

ANTONIO Salvador had been waiting years to be told by doctors that a match had been found and he could undergo a desperately needed heart

10 Apr, 2021 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·Other News

MIRROR MIRROR: Coronavirus pandemic causes surge in eating disorders among teenagers

Psychologists insist on the importance of a correct education to help prevent the appearance of these conditions among kids and teenagers

9 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Food & Drink·Health·Lead·Must Read·National News

EXPLAINED: Approved new measures for celebrating Weddings and First Holy Communions in Spain’s Andalucia

CELEBRATING life’s milestones is important and with a little planning and positive thinking, gathering with our friends and families for weddings and First Holy Communions

9 Apr, 2021 @ 10:30

Health·Lead·Other News

Andalucia could source its own vaccine supplies to combat rollout delays

THE south of Spain will consider sourcing its own vaccines if supplies from the central government don’t improve, said the head of the Junta de

8 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

Health·Other News

EXPLAINED: What expats need to do to get Covid-19 vaccine in Spain

SINCE first embarking on its vaccination programme last December Spanish authorities have always been very clear that jabs will be available to everyone living here

8 Apr, 2021 @ 13:15

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Murcia·Must Read·Valencia·Valencian Community

LIKE SARDINES: Consumers’ organisation slams COVID safety measures on public transport in Spain’s Valencia

As a result of this general perception, the use of buses, tubes, trams and suburban rail services in Valencia has dropped by 29% since the

8 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s Andalucia will not tighten restrictions despite upward spiral in COVID-19 infections

THE Junta has decided not to tighten COVID-19 measures despite rising caseload in the region. Following the weekly meeting of the High Impact Alerts Committee,

8 Apr, 2021 @ 10:30

Health·Lead

Costa Blanca residents in Spain waiting for their second AstraZeneca injection will start getting jab dates from Friday

EU medical authorities say benefits of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine ‘outweigh possible side effects’

BLOOD clots should be listed as a ‘very rare’ possible side effect of the AstraZeneca vaccine, said the the European Medicinces Agency (EMA) today. The

7 Apr, 2021 @ 19:15

Coronavirus·Health·Other News

Experts in Spain say stress makes women more likely to conceive a baby girl

WOMEN are twice as likely to give birth to a girl if they experienced more stress around the time of conception, a Spanish study has

7 Apr, 2021 @ 16:00

Health·Other News

Pedro Sanchez wants Spain's State of Alarm to end in May and pledges that 25 million people will have been fully vaccinated by late July

MUST READ: Pedro Sanchez does not plan to extend Spain’s State of Alarm and predicts 25 million people to be fully vaccinated by late July

SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has told reporters today(April 6) that he has no plans to ask Congress to extend the country’s second State of

6 Apr, 2021 @ 15:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Must Read·National News

Junta to decide on further COVID-19 restrictions in Spain’s Andalucia this Wednesday

THE Advisory Committee on High Impact Public Health Alerts will meet this Wednesday to decide on further COVID-19 restrictions in Andalucia. According to Junta chief,

6 Apr, 2021 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·Other News

Health- Page 69

LISTED: 94 municipalities in Spain’s Andalucia in red zone for possible border lockdowns or closure of all non-essential activities

Pedro Sanchez says Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine delay will not derail 70% of Spain being jabbed by late August

Experts in Spain’s Malaga warn of intense spring for hay fever sufferers

PENCIL IT IN: Spain publishes COVID vaccination calendar for each age group

Spain’s COVID-19 vaccination plans suffer a setback with a delay in single-dose Johnson & Johnson inoculations

Andalucia health minister urges people in Spain to stay positive saying ‘fourth wave of Covid-19 should be last’

30-year-old teacher in Spain dies of blood clot within days of receiving AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Animal testing lab in Spain closed amid allegations of “gratuitous cruelty and abuse”

COVID-19 in Spain: Minister of Health warns Andalucia is at ‘high risk’ as coronavirus numbers rise

Life expectancy in Spain falls by 1.6 years as country suffers biggest drop in Europe

SHOT IN THE ARM as Moderna vaccine ingredients will be made in Spain’s Andalucia for export

The Junta to propose voluntary vaccination with AstraZeneca for the under-60s

Think before you post: Why Iron Mike Tyson has a point when it come to social media

A Helping Hand: a UK career, based in Spain

2,000 octogenarians vaccinated at one site on Friday and 200,000 more jabs promised next week in Spain’s Valencia Region

New heart and a new baby: Spaniard gets life-saving transplant call as wife gives birth

MIRROR MIRROR: Coronavirus pandemic causes surge in eating disorders among teenagers

EXPLAINED: Approved new measures for celebrating Weddings and First Holy Communions in Spain’s Andalucia

Andalucia could source its own vaccine supplies to combat rollout delays

EXPLAINED: What expats need to do to get Covid-19 vaccine in Spain

LIKE SARDINES: Consumers’ organisation slams COVID safety measures on public transport in Spain’s Valencia

Spain’s Andalucia will not tighten restrictions despite upward spiral in COVID-19 infections

EU medical authorities say benefits of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine ‘outweigh possible side effects’

Experts in Spain say stress makes women more likely to conceive a baby girl

MUST READ: Pedro Sanchez does not plan to extend Spain’s State of Alarm and predicts 25 million people to be fully vaccinated by late July

Junta to decide on further COVID-19 restrictions in Spain’s Andalucia this Wednesday

Revealed: Property prices in Spain soared by 12.9% in 2025 – the steepest climb in 18 years and almost DOUBLE initial forecasts

Revealed: Spain’s most dangerous neighbourhoods – do you live near one? Barcelona’s El Raval ranks high

The battle of the festivals: How Madrid and Barcelona have conquered the summer music scene – and are now going head-to-head

WATCH: At least 100 battery-powered buggies destroyed as fire rips through popular golf club on the Costa del Sol

Spanish restaurant chain La Mafia is ordered to change name after Italy complained it ‘trivialises events that are offensive to our country’