Just like the rest of society, neither more nor less, will put the Espanyol squad specifically this Saturday a point apart –If not final– to practically a year and a half of pandemic, which in the case of parrots hit since the first days of the state of alarm, with six positive players in COVID-19, and a constant drip so far, with five more confirmed cases in just the two weeks of preseason. Although almost the entire wardrobe has already suffered from the coronavirus, now they will be vaccinated.
It will be during the morning of this saturday when a healthcare team inoculates the single dose of Janssen to soccer players, coaching staff and staff in a choral way, the day they the first friendly had to be played from the 2021-22 season, a Nàstic de Tarragona-Espanyol what had to be discontinued at the beginning of the week as a result, precisely, of the positives in COVID-19. These last cases, obviously, will not be vaccinated now, What neither did some players who already received the vaccine during the holidays, under the strict recommendation of the club, which, not knowing if a group immunization could be carried out, urged all its members to make an appointment with public health in case they could already do so due to age.
It was precisely when the range of vaccination was opened to those over 16 years of age in Catalonia, on June 30, when Espanyol began the path to request this massive vaccination that will now take place, and that It was also requested for the squads of the subsidiary and Youth A.
The club has also requested vaccination for Espanyol B and Juvenil A
A query that was raised to the Department of Health of the Generalitat de Catalunya and in which the perico club remained waiting until it discovered, at the beginning of the week, that the Barcelona squad had already been awarded the day and time, as published by Marca, to be immunized.
It was at this time, as confirmed by AS, that Espanyol knocked on the administration door again to remember their interest and that of the rest of elite sports entities to be equally vaccinated. Girona was also upset indoors with him alleged comparative grievance between Barça and the other clubs.
The Generalitat explains to AS that it has “prioritized” the vaccination of Barcelona, Espanyol and Girona at the request of the clubs
This newspaper has also pressed the official version of the Generalitat, which exposes us that the General Secretary of Sports and Physical Activity “has prioritized the vaccination of clubs that are in professional leagues and that have already started training.” Under these conditions, it lists Barcelona, Espanyol and Girona, and states that “this prioritization was requested by Public Health as a result of the request of the clubs, who have shown their appreciation for the vaccination. “
Be that as it may, this Saturday Espanyol begins the first day of the rest of a pandemic that it has hit the whole of society, also the world of football, and that of course it is already taking too long.