Many people over 60 years of age are receiving an SMS from the Conselleria de Sanitat canceling the appointment of the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Likewise, Public Health has informed that they will shortly receive a new SMS with their new appointment (day, time and place) to receive this second dose (at 12 weeks from the administration of the first) at the point that corresponds to them.
The reason for the cancellation of many appointments is that the medical criteria has changed which determines the time to wait to achieve greater effectiveness with that second dose. ANDinstead of waiting ten weeks for the second dose, It has been determined to wait for twelve weeks for greater effectiveness.
On the other hand, In the next few days, each worker in the educational centers will begin to receive an SMS on their mobile phone, in which you will be informed that you will be scheduled to complete your vaccination with a second dose of Pfizer and, If you refuse to be vaccinated with Pfizer, you will be vaccinated with AstraZeneca. To refuse to be vaccinated with Pfizer you must click on a link that will be provided in the same SMS.
The vaccination rate continues to advance favorably in Elche. This week the age group between 46 and 51 years is already being emptied and they will be immunized with Moderna, Pfizer and Janssen. On the other hand, the groups between 51 and 66 years old are still cited.
The situation in the hospitals of Elche is stable. The General Hospital has one person in the ICU and two in the ward for Coronavirus and in Vinalopó there are two people admitted to the ward.
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