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PAGES 6 - 31 Issue No. 1904 30 Dec 2021 - 5 Jan 2022
No queuejumping THE Generalitat in‐ structed hospitals to give Covid vaccina‐ tions only by appoint‐ ment. Until the order was issued on December 22, the province’s hospitals were accept‐ ing allcomers eligible for a third booster jab but, as in the case of San Juan and Alicante General, they were swamped with would‐ be vaccinees, even those from other Health districts. The regional Health department has made clear that boosters should be given ac‐ cording to age. Most over‐70s have now had their jab with the over‐60s next in line, except in some areas where this has been completed, with the over‐50s to follow.
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CHRISTMAS RECEPTION: Hosbec’s Toni Mayor addresses Costa Blanca politicians and tourism professionals.
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Voucher sell-out MORE than 32,000 Benidorm residents had down‐ loaded 161,063 shopping vouchers by December 22. The €10 vouchers give shoppers a €20 discount in shops participating in the scheme that the town hall ‐ which reimburses the difference to business‐own‐ ers ‐ introduced to boost the local economy. The campaign, due to end on December 31, is open to over‐18s registered on the Benidorm Padron by December 1, 2021. Local shops and businesses reported increased sales with clients spending even more than their vouchers allowed, reported Raul Parra, president of Benidorm’s shopkeepers’ association, Aico. “It’s a success,” Parra said. “We didn’t think that it would have such an impact,” he admitted.