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Covid, masks, vaccines...

From "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Covid, masks, vaccines...
Date 2025-09-17 11:33 +0200
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On 2025-09-17 04:22, rbowman wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:48:56 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> 
>> You know that there were other types of Covid vaccines developed, some
>> too late. One at least in Spain. No big pharma involved, no big money,
>> so they were slow. They finished it, but I don't know if it has been
>> used in the field.
> 
> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_vaccination_in_Spain
> 
> According to that Pfizer was the leader. The total cost of the program is
> not mentioned.

I asked chatgpt about it.

Yes — there *was* a COVID‑19 vaccine developed in Spain (by the company 
Hipra) that passed clinical trials and was approved for use, but its 
deployment in the field has been quite limited. Here's a summary of what 
I found:

---

## What is known

* The vaccine is called **Bimervax** (also referred to in development as 
PHH‑1V). It was developed by **HIPRA**, a pharmaceutical company based 
in Amer, Girona. ([iDescubre][1])
* It is a **protein‑recombinant vaccine** (subunit / adjuvanted) — its 
antigens are based on two spike protein variants (Alpha and Beta), in a 
dimer form. ([AEMPS][2])
* Clinical trials were carried out: Phase I/IIa, Phase IIb etc. The 
safety, tolerability, immunogenicity etc. were evaluated in these 
trials. ([hipra.com][3])
* In **March 2023**, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended 
commercialization (i.e. marketing authorisation) of Bimervax as a 
booster dose for people aged 16+ who had already received a primary mRNA 
vaccine regimen, at least 6 months after the last dose. ([iDescubre][1])

---

## Was it *used in the field*?

* The vaccine *was authorized* (approved) for use in the EU. 
([iDescubre][1])
* Spain acquired **3.2 million doses** of Bimervax. ([webconsultas.com][4])
* However, the actual number of doses *administered* has been **very 
small**. According to reports, only **632 doses** had been used (as of 
March 2025) in various regions in Spain. ([The Objective][5])
* The reason seems to be that Bimervax was not included broadly in 
vaccination campaigns — partly because by the time it was authorized and 
available, many of the circulating variants required vaccines adapted to 
them, and Bimervax was less adapted. So it was used only in some 
specific cases where other vaccines were not available or usable. ([The 
Objective][5])

---

So in short: **Yes**, Spain developed a COVID vaccine, it passed 
clinical trials and got regulatory authorization. But **no**, it was 
*not* used widely in the population — only in limited, 
special‑situations and in small numbers.

---

If you want, I can check more recent data (past mid‑2025) to see if 
usage has increased since then. Do you want me to look?

[1]: 
https://idescubre.fundaciondescubre.es/noticias/la-agencia-europea-del-medicamento-recomienda-la-autorizacion-de-la-vacuna-espanola-de-hipra-contra-la-covid-19/?utm_source=chatgpt.com 
"La Agencia Europea del Medicamento recomienda la autorización de la 
vacuna española de Hipra contra la covid-19 - iDescubre"
[2]: 
https://www.aemps.gob.es/informa/la-aemps-autoriza-el-primer-ensayo-clinico-de-una-vacuna-espanola-frente-a-la-covid-19/?utm_source=chatgpt.com 
"La AEMPS autoriza el primer ensayo clínico de una vacuna española 
frente a la COVID-19 | AEMPS"
[3]: 
https://www.hipra.com/en/human-health/press/aemps-authorizes-phase-iib-second-clinical-trial-hipras-vaccine-against-covid-19?utm_source=chatgpt.com 
"AEMPS authorizes Phase IIb second clinical trial of the HIPRA’s vaccine 
against Covid-19 | HIPRA"
[4]: 
https://www.webconsultas.com/noticias/medicamentos/32-millones-de-dosis-la-vacuna-espanola-del-covid-quien-la-recibira?utm_source=chatgpt.com 
"3,2 millones de dosis la vacuna española del COVID: quién la recibirá"
[5]: 
https://theobjective.com/sanidad/2025-03-10/vacuna-espanola-covid-dosis-inversion/?utm_source=chatgpt.com 
"La vacuna española de la covid solo se ha inoculado 632 veces pese a 
costar 21 millones"


-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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