Portimão Vaccination Center reopens tomorrow at the Fair and Exhibition Park

Portimão City Council will be responsible for the expenses inherent to surveillance, in the order of 25 thousand euros

As of this Thursday, September 8, the Municipal Vaccination Center will be reactivated at the Parque de Feiras e Exposições de Portimão, which will operate in the premises of the former Lugar do Rio restaurant.

With this measure, the Municipality of Portimão claims to respond “in a conscious and positive way to a request from the Regional Health Administration of the Algarve (ARS Algarve), which implements from this date the new phase of vaccination against influenza and Covid-19. ».

The infrastructure will operate from Monday to Thursday, from 14 pm to 00 pm, and between 18 am and 00 pm on Saturday, under the management of ARS Algarve – ACES Barlavento II, the entity responsible for bookings, logistics and space dynamics.

In addition to providing the space, the municipality of Portimão will be responsible for the expenses inherent to surveillance, in the order of 25 thousand euros.

Within the scope of the Covid-19 vaccination plan, the administration of a seasonal booster dose is planned to all people aged 60 years and over, also covering risk groups and health professionals, as well as professionals and residents. in homes.

As for flu vaccination, users aged 65 and over will be vaccinated, as will health professionals, risk groups and professionals and residents of nursing homes.

The call for inoculation of both vaccines will be made by the central services of the Ministry of Health, starting with inoculation by people aged 80 and over, in a gradual process that will be extended to other ages.

Any additional clarifications or requests for support may be requested from the Protection Line 24, assigned to the Municipal Civil Protection Service of Portimão, which operates uninterruptedly by telephone, through the number 808 282 112.

 

 



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