Spain to vaccinate 70-79 year olds with J&J COVID-19 shot

Spain to take first delivery of 300,000 doses of single shot Johnson&Johnson vaccine on Wednesday, health minister says.

Spain will initially prioritise people between the ages of 70 and 79 for inoculation with Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine, which should start arriving this week, the health minister has said. Spain will take a first delivery of 300,000 doses of the single-shot vaccine on Wednesday morning, Health Minister Carolina Darias told reporters on Monday at Gran Canaria airport after a visit to the Spanish Canary Islands. Johnson & Johnson began delivering its vaccine to EU countries on Monday after some delays due to production issues, European Union officials and the company said.