Vaccination of 66 firefighters from Portimão against Covid-19 starts next week

66 employees of the Fire Department of Portimão, 50% of the effective operational structure of this corporation, will be vaccinated against Covid-19 starting next week.

In this 1st phase, "the elements that voluntarily made themselves available for vaccination and that are part of the units considered to be priority regarding the vulnerability of contracting SARS-CoV-2 infection in the exercise of their functions" will be vaccinated, according to the Humanitarian Association of Voluntary Firefighters of Portimão (AHBVP).

This measure covers "the operatives of the specialized teams dedicated to the transport of Covid-19 positive cases, the elements that man the relief ambulances in the context of medical emergencies, the professionals of the Permanent Intervention Brigades that respond to the 1st alarm in the various areas of protection and relief, the elements that constitute the Biological Risk Decontamination Brigade and elements of the command structure and General Staff with operational functions».

"This vaccination process does not include members of the AHBVP's governing bodies, nor employees of the administrative or logistical areas, the availability of vaccines to active firefighters, on whom the response to the numerous emergencies in the fulfillment of the entrusted missions depends on to the Portimão Fire Department,” added the association.

Firefighters are among the professionals who, «from the very beginning, have remained at the forefront of this pandemic, ensuring the provision of assistance in the most diverse areas of intervention, highlighting the transport of people infected with Covid-19 , with an unparalleled activity, corresponding to the different needs of the population, which in itself offers a work environment conducive to increased risk of infection».

"It is also important to highlight that firefighters infected with Covid-19 can transmit the virus to other firefighters, their families, and all those who benefit from the assistance provided by these women and men," concluded the AHBVP.