One hundred and forty firefighters get vaccinated between today and tomorrow. In total, 290 vaccinated operatives. The inoculations will be given by the health services of Hospital de Beja.
Firefighters from 13 corporations in the area of ​​influence of the Local Health Unit of Baixo Alentejo (ULSBA)/ Intermunicipal Community of the Lower Alentejo (CIMB) begin to be vaccinated against covid-19 at the National Health Service (SNS).
The operational staff of 13 corporations, exception to two in the municipality of Odemira, belonging to another ULS and another CIM receive vaccines at Hospital José Joaquim Fernandes, in Beja.
Has learned the Lidador News (LN), next week more will be vaccinated 150 of the same thirteen corporations in the district.
Half the headcount
In response to Jornal de NotÃcias (JN) the Ministry of Health revealed that, each corporation will only vaccinate half of its workforce, continued the responsible, and priority will be given to “operational health”. After, it will be time to vaccinate by age, starting with the older firefighters, “to protect yourself as much as possible [the elements] of each corporation”, said. Vaccines will be administered by clusters of health centers.
Moura firefighters vaccinated with “leftovers”
As LN reported last day 2, twenty-eight operational firefighters from the Moura corporation, in Beja, were vaccinated in the past day 23 January against covid-19, with “leftovers” doses for patients at risk, who did not show up at the Health Center to receive them.
In order to prevent vaccines from being administered to people who were not at the forefront of combating the disease, the Directorate of the local Health Center contacted the Municipal Civil Protection Service of Moura (SMPCM) on the possibility of vaccinating members of the Active Body of Moorish volunteers.
The situation deserved the SMPCM's agreement. Once contacted, the commander of the corporation sent the operatives to the Health Center.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
