MADRID — Madrid is expanding its mass COVID-19 vaccination program, with jabs being administered at the city’s large WiZink indoor arena starting Friday.
Some 4,000 people between 60 and 65 years of age were due to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine there on the first day.
The Madrid regional government has already set up mass vaccination centers at two other major venues in the Spanish capital.
From this weekend, 10 public hospitals in the region are to join the vaccination effort, which so far has largely taken place at health centers.
Spanish health authorities are now giving the AstraZeneca vaccine only to people between 60 and 69 years old, due to possible links between the vaccine and extremely rare blood clots in people younger than 60.
Madrid is keeping in place its restrictions on gatherings and movement for another two weeks amid a gradual uptick in new COVID-19 cases. Some other Spanish regions are bringing back restrictions for the same reason.
BEIJING (AP) — Genetic material collected at a Chinese market near where the first human cases of COVID-19 were identified show raccoon dog DNA comingled with the virus, adding evidence to the theory that the virus originated from animals, not from a lab, international experts say.
FALMOUTH, MA – The police in Falmouth have identified the victim in an accident involving a car plunging into the ocean on February 20, NBC10 Boston reported.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
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