The President of the Canary Islands Government, Ángel Víctor Torres, said this Tuesday that the autonomous community is "prepared" to start vaccinating against Covid-19 in January and with a "dual mechanism" through the Primary Care network and public centers.
In response to a question from NC in the control session, he commented that the director of the Canary Islands Health Service (SCS), Conrado Domínguez, is working with the central government on the deployment of the campaign, which will begin with healthcare personnel and vulnerable groups.
He said that the archipelago is even in a position to have storage structures at sub-zero temperatures, as required by one of the possible vaccines, and expects that up to 70% of the population can be reached.
Torres insisted on sending a "message of optimism" in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic because "no one denies that there will be vaccines" and "it is gratifying to see" that their arrival is now more newsworthy than the deaths, as the curve is also bending in Spain.
The NC spokesperson, Luis Campos, said that the appearance of vaccines is already looming "on the horizon", which are the "only real solution" to the health, economic and social crisis, with almost 140 million doses for Spain.
Despite this, he took advantage of the control session to ask for "serenity and responsibility" from the population as they are reaching "the shore" after a "long and difficult journey" and now the "final effort" remains in some "dates" conducive to family, friends and shopping gatherings.
