The soap opera is over. The Spanish team has already been vaccinated against the coronavirus in the Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas . After 9:45 in the morning, a Mobile ICU from the Gómez Ulla Defense Central Hospital and two Army vans went to the residence of the national team to inoculate the doses of Janssen and Pfizer .
The 22 players staying at the Ciudad del Futbol and the six from the ‘parallel bubble’, who arrived before the Army in a van, were the first to be vaccinated . After 10:00 hours it was the turn of the 11 players of the Under-21 team, who also received their doses. All those who have not yet passed the virus have received a puncture from Janssen, while those who have already overcome the coronavirus or belong to the Olympic delegation have received the dose of Pfizer. Sergio Busquets, who is infected in Barcelona, and Diego Llorente, who could have given a false positive, were not vaccinated.
The Janssen vaccine is single-dose and immunity is acquired after 14 days, while the Pfizer vaccine requires two doses. However, those who have overcome the coronavirus only have to receive one to achieve immunity , while those who will compete in the Olympic Games were already vaccinated from the first several weeks ago.
These vaccines arrive after several days of controversy. Luis Rubiales, president of the RFEF, asked the Ministry of Health several months ago that the Spanish team be vaccinated like the Olympians, but this did not happen. In the friendly match against Portugal, where he coincided with Pedro Sánchez, the president of the Federation once again conveyed the need for the team to be immunized, but events accelerated after knowing the positive of Sergio Busquets.
At that time, the RFEF and the Government began a negotiation that has not been easy. Once the vaccination was approved, the Executive wanted to inoculate Pfizer, which needs two doses, while the medical services of the selection were not due to the work that in the middle of the Eurocup the team had to be vaccinated again, with the risks that this It is associated with the side effects that may appear. Finally, on Thursday afternoon, an agreement was reached that those who have not passed the coronavirus would receive Janssen, while those who have suffered it Pfizer, although it will not be necessary for them to receive another puncture later.
Federation statement
The soccer players summoned for Euro 2020 who are in the Ciudad del Fútbol this Friday have received or completed their complete vaccination schedule against Covid-19.
A dozen health professionals, with the ranks of lieutenant, captain and colonel, supported by half a dozen uniformed officers – a lieutenant, two brigades and three corporals from the Army – have traveled to Las Rozas this Friday morning to administer the roads. to the footballers according to the collaboration initiative between the RFEF and the Government of Spain.
The Security Unit of the Hospital Central de la Defensa Gómez Ulla in Madrid has been in charge of executing this action to allow Spain to play the Eurocup that starts today with full security guarantees and to do so in full equality with other teams. participants.
Through an official statement published this past Thursday, the Royal Spanish Football Federation has thanked the Government of Spain for having responded to its request to allow the players who will represent our country in the final phase to do so with their health and fully guaranteed security.
