(Bloomberg) -- Spain will roll out Covid-19 booster shots to health workers and people older than 60, as the country seeks to contain a surge in infections that's hitting across Europe.
The move, which will be discussed with authorities in autonomous regions, aims to protect vulnerable groups, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday. He said the country's high vaccination rates of about 80% has so far shielded the former hot spot from the worst of the latest wave of the pandemic.
Spain's 14-day average infection rate has climbed 67% in two weeks to 82 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, but it remains well below countries like Germany and Austria, where less than 70% of the people are vaccinated.
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