COVID: Spanish Army Vaccinates Spain Squad Ahead Of Euro 2020

The Spanish army has vaccinated the Spain squad against COVID-19 just days before the team's Euro 2020 opener.

A dozen military health professionals, supported by half a dozen other officers, travelled to the Spanish squad's base at Las Rozas, Madrid, on Friday morning to administer the vaccines. 

Their efforts are the result of a collaborative initiative between the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and the government of Spain, to protect the players ahead of the competition, which was delayed by a year because of the pandemic. 

The Security Unit of the Hospital Central de la Defensa Gómez Ulla in Madrid was in charge of the procedures, ahead of Spain playing their first game of the tournament against Sweden on Monday.

In an official statement published on Thursday, the RFEF thanked the government of Spain for authorising the players with priority vaccines ahead of the competition. 

Spain's Euro 2020 preparations were plunged into further difficulty earlier this week when a second player tested positive for COVID-19.

The RFEF said Leeds United's Diego Llorente returned a positive test on Tuesday and was put into isolation, two days after captain Sergio Busquets left the training camp after also contracting the virus.

According to the RFEF, no other players have tested positive.

Cover image: Spanish football team receiving vaccinations from military personnel (Picture: SE Futbol).