Coronavirus In the city, there are already 25,000 teachers registered to receive the vaccine

In one day since registration was enabled in the city, 25,000 were registered teachers and directors of Buenos Aires schools to start getting the Covid-19 vaccine this week. In a first batch, from this Wednesday, 16,000 doses may be applied, according to the local government.

Meanwhile, in the province of Buenos Aires, the vaccination of teachers and assistants started three weeks ago. Until yesterday afternoon, the Buenos Aires Ministry of Health had registered 132,195 immunized with at least one dose (of a double scheme) and 341,297 enrolled awaiting the assignment of a shift.

The registration of the teaching and non-teaching staff of the public and private establishments of the Capital began after the shipment from the Nation of an initial batch of vaccines Sinopharm (China). Meanwhile he National Health Ministry decided that “they may be used as a first dose for teachers” up to 59 years old, the Federal Council of Education set an order of priority. The first group is made up of directors and managers, supervisors, inspectors and teachers of kindergartens and kindergartens, grades one through three, and special education.

Until today at 18, as indicated to THE NATION the Buenos Aires Ministry of Education, 25,000 people had signed up through the online site.

Registration is administered by the educational portfolio and will send the list of teachers to be vaccinated to the local Ministry of Health, which will be in charge of applying the doses, their registration with the delivery of the vaccination certificate and the monitoring of possible adverse events that may appear and that are mandatory notification.

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The assigned shift will be reported through the automated city chat (BOTI) or email, according to what the jurisdiction reported. There are four out-of-hospital points that Health has enabled for vaccination since Wednesday: Islamic Center (Avenida Bullrich 55, Palermo), the Club Racing (Nogoyá 3045, Villa del Parque), the Usina del Arte (Agustín Caffarena 1, La Boca) and the Recoleta Cultural Center (Junín 1930, Recoleta).

In the province, as reported to THE NATION the Buenos Aires Ministry of Health, there are 450,000 who fall into the category of teaching and auxiliary personnel, with 341,297 registered through the site Buenos Aires Get vaccinated waiting a turn. The majority (36.2%) are between 40 and 49 years old, followed by those between 30 and 39 (27.5%).

Of the 132,195 already vaccinated, as specified, 130,350 (98.6%) received the first dose and the remaining 1845 already have both doses.

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