Type of Intervention: Specific Action
Sectors Involved: Health
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: Ministry of Health
Overview: Spain receives the first 196,800 doses of the vaccine against COVID-19 from AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford
Overview:
The Government of Spain has certified the receipt of a total of 196,800 doses of the vaccine against COVID-19 from AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, and will proceed with their distribution between the different autonomous communities and cities, based on the State Vaccination Strategy. This is the first shipment that the pharmaceutical company makes to our country, after its recent marketing authorization for adults over 18 years of age by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the approval of the European Commission.
Full details here: http://www.mscbs.gob.es/gabinete/notasPrensa.do?id=5218
Type of Justification: Scientific Evidence (e.g. academic paper, report)
Source of Evidence or Justification: World Health Organisation, National – academic, National – government, International – academic, International – government, EU