THE BEST FINANCE NEWS ON PAGES 14 - 17 Issue No. 1912 24 Feb - 2 March 2022
Additional vaccines HAVING spent so much time, effort and money in fighting the pandemic, it might appear that vacci‐ nations against other viruses and diseases may have been overlooked. The good news for the health of the Balearic population is that almost €10 million is to be spent during 2022 and 2023 on a range of different vac‐ cines, all of which are considered important to protect the health of the younger generation. The argument of the Ministry of Health is that when population cover‐ age is very high, as is the case with childhood vac‐ cination, the benefit is not only individual, but also collective. Vaccines to be ob‐ tained include those that protect against chicken‐ pox, measles, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, papillo‐ ma virus and pneumococ‐ cus. Although the pro‐ gramme covers the next years, it may be extended until 2025.
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HAPPY Palma taxis BALEARICS Credit: Palma Council
FACE TO FACE: The well attended meeting.
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BALEARIC ISLANDS DAY: Minister Mercedes Garrido confirmed the celebrations.
THE Balearic Government is at last able to allow proper celebrations to take place to mark Balearic Islands Day on March 1 following past restrictions caused by the pandemic. Announcing that there will be 255 sponsored ac‐ tivities across the four is‐ lands, Minister for the Pres‐ idency, Civil Service and Equality, Mercedes Garrido said “this year we will have a very special day, which will be a reunion, with which we will be able to celebrate that despite the adversities we are a fight‐ ing society, showing soli‐ darity, which brings out the
best in itself when it is most needed and able to recover and move for‐ ward.” Palma will continue to be the epicentre of the cele‐ brations, with 164 activi‐ ties, although there will be a great involvement of the municipalities to move the focus from just the city and some 30 events will take place across Mallorca. Likewise, 30 events are planned in Menorca, 23 in Ibiza and eight in For‐ mentera and all residents wherever they are will be invited to take part to cel‐ ebrate the day that the Balearics were recognised
as an Autonomous Com‐ munity. It all starts on Monday February 28 with presenta‐ tion of medals and awards and there will be special ar‐ tisan markets set up around Palma with music and cul‐ ture of the Balearic Islands coming to the forefront. Gastronomy will also have its place and Feixina Park will be the gastronom‐ ic centre, where live cook‐ ing shows, a fair featuring local produce, wine tasting, workshops and demonstra‐ tions will take place. For full details of all that is going on visit www. caib.es.
LOOKING forward to Easter and the new summer season, the Palma Council held its first face to face meeting since the start of the pandemic with repre‐ sentatives of the various taxi associations to discuss plans for the future. Of particular interest to the members of the associ‐ ations was the possibility of extending working hours in anticipation of the influx of larger numbers of visi‐ tors than in 2021. This was considered doubly important as not only will tourists be assured of an efficient service but longer hours will allow drivers to recoup some of the financial losses of the past two years. Also present at the meeting were members of the opposition parties, Ciudadanos, Partido Popular and Vox.