The Spanish authorities will keep a register of citizens who refuse to be vaccinated against Covid-19, which will be shared with other European countries, but will not be made public, said today the Minister of Health of Spain.
In an interview with La Sexta, Salvador Ia reiterated that vaccination against the new coronavirus, which began yesterday in Spain, as in many other EU countries, would not be mandatory.
Regarding those who will not want to be vaccinated, "what we will do is a register, which, in addition, will be notified to other European countries", he continued, clarifying that it will refer to those persons who will be vaccinated we suggest (to be vaccinated) and which, simply, will refuse it ".
"This will not be a document that will be made public," the Spanish health minister assured, stressing that the register would be created "with the utmost respect for data protection."
According to the latest study published last Monday by the Center for Sociological Research, a government-affiliated polling institute, the percentage of Spaniards who do not want to be vaccinated has dropped dramatically, from 47% in November to 28% in December.
During the same period, the percentage of Spaniards who say they are ready to get the vaccine increased from 36,8% to 40,5%.