The Covid vaccination drive was scheduled to begin at 10am at the Wine and Olive museum in Almendralejo, a town of 33,855 people in Badajoz province in Spainâs western Extremadura region. But people began to arrive half an hour earlier. The mood at the venue, which was converted last week into a vaccination center, was a mix of hope and nerves. It was time to vaccinate adults who need daily assistance but do not live in care facilities. Some waited outdoors, sitting in their wheelchairs, others inside of cars. All were accompanied by their carers. Lorenzo GarcÃa, a 93-year-old man in a wheelchair, summed up the general feeling: âI will no longer be afraid of the bug.â
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