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Thousands of employees who work in nursing homes will receive an invitation from their employers to get vaccinated against the corona virus soon. The vaccination will start on Friday, January 8 in Houten, Veghel and Rotterdam. Amsterdam, Drenthe and Haaglanden will follow on 11 January, the other GGD regions on 15 January.

The GGD GHOR Netherlands will open the call center on Monday at 08:00, where two thousand employees are ready to schedule appointments for the vaccinations that will be made from Friday. The call center is open seven days a week from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm.

All employees in the call center are transfer staff from the test call center. “Most have now been trained in conducting the dialogue necessary to determine whether a person should be vaccinated, in connection with the contraindications of the vaccine. the GGDs.

BioNTech-Pfizer supplies the vaccines, enough to inject 225,000 healthcare workers twice. In total, the GGDs will use about 350 to 400 stimulators. The umbrella organization of the health services says it has enough qualified staff to be able to start vaccinating.

In the cabinet’s vaccination strategy, care staff in nursing homes are first vaccinated, followed by the elderly living in those homes. People who work in acute care are also vaccinated against the corona virus as soon as possible. These are nurses and doctors who work in intensive care, emergency care or corona, as well as ambulance personnel. GPs will also receive a vaccination as a priority.

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