Spain’s PM vows to ‘vaccinate without respite’ as he steps up pace of jabs

A couple wearing protective masks walk past a puppet show in a park in Madrid, Spain (Paul White/AP)

Spain is stepping up its vaccination drive, with prime minister Pedro Sanchez saying that a steep rise in deliveries over coming months will allow the country to inoculate 70% of its adult population, some 33 million people, against Covid-19 by the end of August.

“The priority now, more than ever, is to vaccinate without respite,” Mr Sanchez told a news conference.