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ARCHIVED - Vaccine for non-residents who stay on the Costa Blanca a month or longer
Valencia region's health department is widening the vaccine roll-out as national and international tourists return to the region.
June will see a surge in non-residents to the Valencia region, and the health department has put together a plan to vaccinate people who are not residents but intend to stay longer than 30 days.
Only those who are registered with Spain's Public Healthcare System and have a SIP health card will be immunised according to the age and risk group to which they belong.
So it's vital that non-residents who don't have a SIP card but need vaccinating contact their local health centre to get registered.
Anybody who has received their first dose outside of Spain, and wants to complete immunisation must notify their local medical centre of the date of first vaccination, the type of vaccine, and where it was administered.
Many non-Spanish who own second homes on the Costa Blanca have already received at least one dose of vaccine in the Valencia region.
But the regional health department has highlighted a couple of issues, namely the lack of information about immunisation in the UK and the language barrier.
"Many of them don't speak Spanish very well and some of come without a translator, which makes it very difficult to communicate with them," said one health worker.
One British woman was administered the AstraZeneca serum in the UK, but because of her age, she was given a Pfizer second jab.
"When she was entered in the nominal vaccination registry, she did not report that first dose. Shortly afterwards, a relative came to the clinic who, with a little more command of the language, explained that the first doses of both were with AstraZeneca, like the majority in the UK", explained a Primary Care representative.
The health professionals then had to notify the case to Public Health for a follow-up because "this system does not allow registering a second vaccine different from the first one".
But the region is eager for the return of tourists, so the Valencian Society of Preventive Medicine is advising strict control is maintained over mask wearing and social distancing along with nightlife and street parties to ensure the economy is "reactivated safely".
Some 351,000 vaccines are expected to be administered across the region this week, a record number since the vaccination process began.
IMAGE: GVA